A-Cute
User Manual
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September 12, 2016
Chapter 3
Hardware of A-Cute
3.1
Overview
A-Cute is mainly a combination of three boards, the chassis, motor and other components combined.
Please reference to
. Below we will introduce the three boards.
The first board to be introduced is the main controller called Terasic DE0-Nano Board. This board
uses the Altera Cyclone IV FPGA chip as the main control board. It is responsible for the entire A-
Cute car control system.
The second is the A-Cute driver board. It was designed and developed by Terasic SCD (Smart Car
Daughter) Card. It is responsible for converting the battery power and driving the motor.
The third is to introduce A-Cute Sensor Module Board. It is placed at the front of the car. It is used
for sensing the ground black line, enabling the car to follow the black line in a forward direction.
A-Cute body is composed of acrylic, with two geared motor groups, and 66mm diameter rubber
wheels. The third wheel (a training wheel) is attached to the front of the body.
Figure 3-1 A-Cute Architecture
