Active Dampening : Servo controlled suspension with infrared sensor obstacle detection

Abstract: The purpose of this project was to create an active dampening suspension for a small prototype that was able to detect obstacles using infrared sensors. The suspension system consisted of servomotors that controlled the angle of a leg upon which a wheel was attached. The infrared distance sensor measured the height of obstacles and the necessary raising of the suspension was calculated on a microcomputer of type Arduino Uno. It was concluded that the constructed system of suspension and obstacle detection was inadequate. Most subsystems worked but not as a whole.