Voiture Swapnil Agrawal Tauseef Ahmed Kanwal Gill Syed Jafri Varun Kalia

Overview Introduction Design Approach Challenges and Lessons Learnt 1. Manual Competition 2. Autonomous Competition Strategy and Further Plans

Introduction Voiture is a robot built by Vexotech Inc. Varun Kalia and Tauseef Ahmed – Incharge of Structure Swapnil Agrawal and Syed Jafri – Incharge of Programming and Logic Kanwal Gill – Incharge of the 3D design in ProE and Co-ordination of the group

Objectives To prepare a robot from the given kit so that it satisfies the requirements of the course in both the Manual and Autonomous modes. To gain full control of the robot by using optimal speed such that the robot is controllable in any kind of situation.

Design Approach Manual Competition

Challenges and Lessons Learnt Slope in the course might cause the robot to fall.

This can be prevented by keeping the Centre of Gravity close to the ground.

Motor powering only 2 wheels causes inefficiency in movement. This will be fixed by adding idler gears to the system making all the four wheels efficient.

Tires with high traction and lesser speed used for more control.

Weight focussed on one side causes problems while turning the robot. Problem solved by distributing the weight equally throughout the robot.

Using bigger tires also helps in increasing ground clearance helping Voiture clear uneven paths like the one on the course.

Design Approach Autonomous Competition

Challenges and Lessons Learnt Position of bumper sensors was ineffective on the basic design. Problem solved by improvising the design by adding an extension to the robot to carry the sensors and increase flexibility for movement.

Improvising the basic design to make the robot more functional. Making sure that all the requirements of the course are met by programming the robot. Achieving full control over the response of the robot in any situation. Using all the available sensors to get the best out of the available resources

Strategy and Further Plans Objectives Increase control over the robot in both manual and autonomous modes. Improvise design to gain speed and stability.

Futher Plans Use all types of sensors and program the robot for total automatic control in autonomous mode. Use the motor to power all 4 wheels. Test the robot on the course to check other problems that can be encountered during the competition.