Inputs: distance sensor and photocell

Outputs: motors and LED headlights.

The distance sensor looks ahead of the car and if it senses something too close it backs up and turns and then continues on it’s way.

The photocell senses when it is too dark and turns on the headlights on the car.

Here is a link to my documentation: http://youtu.be/LsgcDeVzgE0

CODE:

//code edited from Arduino documentation about motors, h-bridges, and distance sensorsconst int motor1Pin = 9; //back motor
const int motor2Pin = 8; //back motor
const int motor3Pin = 11; //front motor
const int motor4Pin = 10; //front motor
const int enablePin = 7;
const int photocellPin = A0;
int photocellReading;
const int ledPin1 = 5;
const int ledPin2 = 3;

int LEDbrightness;

#define echoPin 13 // Echo Pin
#define trigPin 12 // Trigger Pin
long duration, distance; // Duration used to calculate distance
int minRange = 30; // min range before reverse

void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(motor1Pin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(motor2Pin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(motor3Pin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(motor4Pin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(enablePin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(photocellPin, INPUT);
pinMode(ledPin1, OUTPUT);
pinMode(ledPin2, OUTPUT);

pinMode(trigPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(echoPin, INPUT);
}

void loop() {

photocellReading = analogRead(photocellPin);
LEDbrightness = constrain(map(photocellReading, 500, 300, 0, 255), 0, 255);
analogWrite(ledPin1, LEDbrightness);
analogWrite(ledPin2, LEDbrightness);

// set enablePin high so that motor can turn on:
digitalWrite(enablePin, HIGH);
/* The following trigPin/echoPin cycle is used to determine the
distance of the nearest object by bouncing soundwaves off of it. */
digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
delayMicroseconds(2);

digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH);
delayMicroseconds(10);

digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
duration = pulseIn(echoPin, HIGH);

//Calculate the distance (in cm) based on the speed of sound.
distance = duration/58.2;
Serial.println(distance);

if (distance >= minRange){
fwd();
straight();
}
else {
bkwd();
right();
delay(2000);
}
delay(10);

}

void fwd() {
digitalWrite(motor1Pin, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor2Pin, HIGH);
}
void bkwd() {
digitalWrite(motor1Pin, HIGH);
digitalWrite(motor2Pin, LOW);
}
void left() {
digitalWrite(motor3Pin, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor4Pin, HIGH);
}
void right() {
digitalWrite(motor3Pin, HIGH);
digitalWrite(motor4Pin, LOW);
}
void straight() {
digitalWrite(motor3Pin, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor4Pin, LOW);
}