Getting Started with VEX Robotics Using MATLAB and Simulink, Part 5: Obstacle Detection using Ultrasonic Sensor

From the series: Getting Started with VEX Robotics Using MATLAB and Simulink

Gary Garber, BU Academy, Boston, MA

Use a Stateflow^® chart to design a state machine that controls robot motion based on ultrasonic sensor reading. If the ultrasonic sensor detects an object or obstacle in front of it, then the robot comes to a stop. The video also shows the Simulink^® model running on a VEX Cortex microcontroller-based robot.

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