Autopilot V1.0 Road Sign Recognition

Basic Concept

I found an interesting camera module called pixy 2. It can learn to detect objects with distinct color or specific barcode. And I just got a car kit. So I decided to use the pixy camera and the car to build an auto pilot system. But obviously, a simple one.

Pixy2 CMUcam5 Smart Vision Sensor

Robot car Kit- RC Smart Car Chassis Kit

Seeeduino V4.2(ATMega328P)

Grove Base Shield V2.0 for Arduino

MD13S - Cytron 13Amp DC Motor Driver

I’m using a robot car kit made by seeedstudio. A servo and a DC motor are integrated onto the car. After you received your purchase, follow the installation guide to assemble the car. Then connect it to a motor driver and a power supply. Give it a test and see if the motor and wheels work well.

Connect the camera to your computer via USB port. Download PixyMon, install and launch it. Then you’ll see the video captured from your pixy 2.

As pixy 2 can detect built-in barcode, you can put different barcodes under different road signs. All available barcodes can be found here.

Program your car so it can react accordingly to the road sign it detected. Here I provide you with my arduino code. If you are using the same car kit as me, just connect the camera to your arduino board and upload the code.