Grade 11 - Unit Assignment
Your Task
You will be building a line following circuit that meets the following specifications:
• If both photoresistors, which will be used as sensors, detects light they will run at the
same speed
• If the left sensor detects darkness and the right sensor detects light. It should stop the
right motor to simulate a course correction of a right turn.
• If the right sensor detects darkness and the left sensor detects light. It should stop the
left motor to simulate a course correction of a left turn.
• Please reference the GIF I posted on D2L under the announcements to see it work.
Your circuit will be comprised of the following part(s) list, at minimum:
• Arduino Uno x 1
• Breadboard x 1
• 9V battery x 1
• DC motors x 2
• L293D IC Chip x 1
• 10k resistors x 2
• Photoresistor x 2
This assignment does not provide a circuit diagram as you are to utilize the skills you have developed in
this unit performing labs. There are many different ways to build this circuit and you can utilize more
or less parts to accomplish your task.
*HINT: You will essentially be combining the knowledge of the following labs to complete this
project:
Lab 3 – Photoresistors, Lab 4 – Serial Monitor, Lab 6 – DC Motors.
Rubric
Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
System Design - The line following The line following The line following The line following
Application system delivers system delivers the system attempts system has been
above and beyond exact specifications to deliver the attempted.
the features requested without exact
requested or error. specifications
utilizes minimal requested with
parts to create the some errors.
circuit without
error.
System Product The wiring was The majority of The wiring was An attempt at a
Wiring and Circuit extremely neat, all wiring was neat, the somewhat neat, circuit was built.
Build – Knowledge wires have bends majority of wires only a few of the
as needed, wires had bends as wires had bends
were of needed, the majority as needed, some
appropriate length, of wires were of of the wires were
all components in appropriate length, of appropriate
circuit were laid majority of length, some of
out components in the the components
neatly/efficiently circuit were laid out in the circuit were
and a breadboard neatly/efficiently laid out
was used. and a breadboard neatly/efficiently
was used. and a breadboard
may or may not
have been used.
System Product Code is efficiently Code is written, Code is written, Code is has
(Coding) - Thinking written, allows for allows for allows for some attempted to be
functionality functionality of what of the written, an
beyond what was was requested, has functionality of attempt has been
requested, has commenting and a what was made to allow the
commenting, and a header. requested, has functions
header. either requested, has
commenting or a either
header. commenting or a
header.
System Comments - Comments in the Comments in the Comments in the Comments are
Communication code make the code describe the code somewhat vague or
code very easy to majority of the describe the ambiguous and
understand and functionality. functionality not frequent.
are very detailed. occurring in the
code.
