Wild Thumper R/C Project

Introduction

This is our first project using the Dagu Wild Thumper 6WD Platform. The Wild Thumper completely caught our attention as an ideal candidate for off road fooling around as well as on road. Furthermore, the abilities of this platform not something to be under estimated.

For this project we will be using the following items:

• Dagu Wild Thumper 6WD Platform
• 6CH Remote Control
• 9.6v Battery Pack(s)

To be clear - we are not showing how to build this unit - but rather - to concentrate on a given project. Refer to the robot kit review related to the Dagu Wild Thumper where we show the actual process of building the unit.

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to demonstrate basic operation of the Dagu Wild Thumper 6WD Platform.

Primary Objectives

We aim to keep the scope simple in order to meet each of the primary objectives stated herein.

The following are the objectives we aim to meet in this project

• Equip the Wild Thumper with appropriate power source and motor controllers
• Enable the Wild Thumper to be controlled via Remote Control
• Demonstrate Wild Thumper capabilities

Experiments

In order to ensure we have successfully accomplished the primary objectives we plan on performing a series of experiments. These experiments will validate the project.

The following is a list of experiments we will use to validate the primary objectives of the project

1. Ensure Motor Controller can properly power all DC Motors
The purpose of this experiment is to equip the Wild Thumper with a proper motor controller which is capable of handling 6 DC Motors.

2. Ensure chosen power sources are sufficient enough to operate the Wild Thumper
The intent of this experiment is to determine if the chosen power sources are sufficient enough to operate the Wild Thumper for a given amount of time.

3. Perform Functioanl testing of wheel motion using Remote Control
The purpose of this experiment is ensure we are capable of operating the Wild Thumper via a standard 6CH remote control found in your local hobby store. Furthermore, we will perform basic testing of the motion of each of the DC Motors on the Dagu Wild Thumper.

4. Remotely Control the Wild Thumper in an Indoor setting
Perform basic tests remotely controlling the Wild Thumper in an indoor setting. This will further validate previous experiments. Adjustments may be made at this point before running the Wild Thumper outdoors.

5. Remotely Control the Wild Thumper in an Outdoor setting
Perform basic tests remotely controlling the Wild Thumper in an outdoor setting. This will further valudate previous experiments. Furthermore, it will demonstrate the Wild Thumper's ability to operate off-road and on-road.

6. Determine runtime of the Wild Thumper under normal operation
The purpose of this experiment is to simply determine the running time of the Wild Thumper under what we consider to be normal operation of the Wild Thumper configured to be remotely controlled.

Results

We have concluded everything into a brief set of videos to help you out with this. In these videos you can expect to see how we finally put everything together while seeing it working at the same time.

Build Results


In Action!!!


Abilities