BRaD: Bomb Recovery and Disposal Jose R. Vento Spring 2010 EEL 5666: Intelligent Machines Design Laboratory Instructors: Dr. Eric M. Schwartz Dr. A. Antonio Arroyo TAs : Mike Pridgen Thomas Vermeer
Sensors
Architecture
Sensors: Placement. BRaD IR SONAR
Sensors Distance (in.) Digital Read 12 176-185 10 205-218 8 264-276 6 350-365 4 488-500 2 510-630 1 70-90 (Saturation)
The Approach
CMU Tracking Assisted Lighting Limited vision under regular light Control Environment. Color Limitations Orange Targets and Blue Targets Red and Black Filters Dead Pick Up Feedback.
Search and Recover. Random Search Retrieve and Place Search for targets randomly Target placement is deliberate Retrieve and Place