Automatic garage door for robotic vacuum cleaner
Home made automated garage door for our iRobot Roomba 980. The door opens when the robot leaves the home base (charger) and closes when the robot enters the home base again.
The door is controlled by an arduino board which uses an TCRT5000 infrared barrier module to detect the presence of the robot and two relays to control the motor. The TCRT5000 is the thing with a green LED on the picture in the end of the video. It's placed on top to not be disturbed by or disturb the robots own frontal infrared sensors.
The arduino board is also a mysensors (www.mysensors.org/) node and can therefor be controlled wirelessly through OpenHAB or any other home automation system if you want to open the door for maintenance.
The door stays open when the robot is cleaning. We only let the robot work when we are not at home so, for us, this was the best and easiest solution. To detect if the robot is on it's way to the home base or just passing by, would be difficult and result in unwanted openings of the door. It would also be difficult to hide that external sensor.
The motor is a 12 volt windscreen wiper motor from a Volvo V70 -97. The cupboard is from IKEA and is 220 cm high but I use a 200 cm high front door to maker room for the garage in the bottom.
As a garage door I use a 20 cm high front for kitchen drawers, mounted on hinges for horizontal kitchen cabinets. They are also from IKEA. So far the project is a great success and makes the robot invisible when it's off duty.
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This is exactly the inspiration I was looking for thanks. I will try this with a linear actuator.
@klejb
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Linear actuator was my first plan but I was afraid that they are to slow. The robot leaves the charger quite fast.
@Sadgit1971
4 жыл бұрын
@@klejb yeah I was thinking that and could add a delay in the home assistant script.. Thinking of the cheapest way possible :)
@Redmist.65
2 жыл бұрын
Did the linear actuator work? I am considering using one for my vacuum. I may just push the whole vacuum out on a trolley which may help it return home.
@markrennie71
2 жыл бұрын
@@Redmist.65 I ended up using a servo. Project still not completed though.
Very nice job! I thought about building this for my robot for a long time by my self. My idea was to track the network traffic. And if the robot gets the start signal or the robot "says" that he is going home than I would control the door. But I think your solution is "easier" and better. But sadly I don't have the skills over all to build this. Is there any way like the other commentator like to know it too how you exactly build it step by step? Maybe tutorial series with alls steps and parts you use? That would be so great.
You should sell this. It's brilliant
This is brilliant. Well done!
Hi. Looks great. Maybe you can assist so i can builld it my own 1) In regards to the software, is any skills required? 2) The electronic schematic can yuou share this? 3) The side brackets used to open the door where did you buy those?
nice job. couldn't the door open inward so as to be out of the way wile cleaning?
@bonilla2022
2 жыл бұрын
Would also reduce tripping hazard.
Super good, I was looking on the internet how to build something and had this exactly in my head. Only controlling it by my home automation system. What kind of motor did you use? Looks like a solut solution
@klejb
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! It's a car wiper motor from a volvo V70. Strong, slow and 12 volt so its perfect for this project.
congratulations for the project, I'm not good with this technology, can you sell this system? ❤❤❤
if I have electric doors in my house, can I have the roomba open and close them to be able to clean behind the door?
@rejest05
2 жыл бұрын
No, it is not the roomba that controls these garage doors. It's a homemade sensor-motor contraption built directly into this specific door, built by the person posting this. It is pretty amazing though, I plan to make something similar
What kind of power supply do you use for the wiper motor? Really curious about the ampère?
@klejb8073
3 жыл бұрын
I don't remember exactly but the multimeter shows bellow 2A in the video. I had a pretty big power supply laying around so I didn't think much about it.
Hi, cool stuff! Is it possible to get a tutorial or at least an electro plan?
@nikolavankova3218
3 жыл бұрын
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Market the product. Patent?
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The side brackets used to open the door where did you buy those?
@klejb
4 жыл бұрын
They har from IKEA. I removed the springs inside them.
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