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References: Sensors, Displays, Motors, and Robot Chassis

  1. Sensor - Wikipedia - Explains how sensors convert physical phenomena like light, temperature, and motion into electrical signals, the shared principle behind every sensor this chapter covers.

  2. Servomotor - Wikipedia - Explains how feedback control lets a servo motor hold a precise position, distinguishing it from the DC and stepper motors this chapter compares.

  3. Schematic - Wikipedia - Covers how standardized symbols represent components and connections, the skill behind this chapter's circuit-diagram-reading section.

  4. Encyclopedia of Electronic Components, Volume 1 - Charles Platt and Fredrik Jansson - Maker Media - Platt's component-by-component reference is the standard beginner guide to identifying and choosing sensors, motors, and displays, the same catalog approach this chapter takes.

  5. Robot Building for Beginners (3rd Edition) - David Cook - Apress - Cook is widely recommended as the clearest introduction to choosing a robot chassis and matching motors and sensors to a first robot build, the guidance this chapter's robot-chassis section follows.

  6. Sensors - SparkFun Learn - A tagged collection of hookup guides for light, temperature, humidity, motion, sound, and distance sensors, directly supporting this chapter's sensor-basics survey.

  7. Monochrome OLED Breakouts - Adafruit Learning System - Explains how an OLED display's driver chip and wiring work, supporting this chapter's display-basics and OLED-display sections.

  8. Hobby Servo Tutorial - SparkFun Learn - Explains how a servo's feedback control differs from a plain DC motor, directly supporting this chapter's motor-basics and servo-motor sections.

  9. Circuit 5A: Motor Basics - SparkFun Learn - Explains why a DC motor needs a driver board rather than a direct digital-pin connection, directly supporting this chapter's DC-motor and motor-basics sections.

  10. Mobile robot - Wikipedia - Surveys wheeled, legged, and tracked locomotion methods, the classification behind this chapter's robot-chassis and floor-robot sections.