Nigel Assembly Animation | Build Your Own  

Nigel is a 1:14 scale vehicle of AutoDRIVE Ecosystem. Nigel comprises of four modular platforms, each housing distinct components and subsystems of the vehicle. The individual platforms are fabricated by laser cutting 3 mm thick acrylic sheets, which are stacked at the designed offsets employing brass spacers of appropriate length.
The first (i.e., bottom-most) platform hosts the steering mechanism along with power electronics components including a master switch, buck converter, and motor driver with inbuilt electrical braking functionality. The second platform mounts a servo actuator coupled with the steering mechanism on the first platform, along with front and rear lighting units. It also has a provision for strapping a lithium polymer (LiPo) battery. Two DC geared motors driving the rear wheels and two free gearboxes coupled with the front wheels are fastened to their respective acrylic mounts fixed between the first and second platforms. The third platform accommodates an onboard computer, along with a custom auxiliary board and LiPo voltage checker. The auxiliary board routes connections to the low-level microcontroller unit and takes care of power distribution as well. It also hosts a 9-axis IMU. Finally, the fourth platform mounts two CSI cameras and a planar LIDAR unit. It also has vacant space to paste an AprilTag marker to uniquely identify the vehicle. The figure below illustrates various components and sub-systems of the vehicle.
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Assembly Guide: github.com/Tin...
Bill of Materials (BOM): github.com/Tin...
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AutoDRIVE Ecosystem Published Article: www.mdpi.com/2...
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AutoDRIVE Simulator Published Article: dl.acm.org/doi....
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AutoDRIVE Ecosystem Technical Report: arxiv.org/abs/...
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A similar assembly animation of an all-wheel independent drivable and all-wheel independent steerable (4WD4WS) variant of Nigel is available here: • Nigel 4WD4WS Assembly ...