Tony Soprano: “Waste Management” Final Presentation Salvatore Torre 11/25/2008

Introduction Tony Soprano: “Waste Management” is an autonomous recyclable material seeking robot. Recyclable material:

Drive System - 2 DC Motors supplied with 12 V optically isolated - Driven by two motor driver boards 1. Supplies the power 2. Controls direction & isolation

Collision Avoidance 4 IR Proximity Sensors mounted on the each side and embedded at the front of the dozer

SONAR Array Used to search for recyclable materials and to avoid obstacles

The “Shutter” The “Shutter” is what traps the recyclable Controlled by 1 servo motor

Special Sensor Array

Sorting Bins Once Tony has the recyclables he sorts them into 1 of 3 bins controlled by two servo motors

Dozer Lift The dozer lift physically picks up the recyclable and delivers it to the sorting bins

Conclusion Tony navigates an environment in search of glass, plastic, or aluminum recyclable materials. Once he finds something, he uses his shutter to trap it. The reflectance sensor array classifies the recyclable as either glass, plastic, or aluminum The Dozer Lift carries the recyclable to the bins The bins sort the recyclable

Future Work Perfecting the Dozer Lift Perfecting the search with the SONAR array

Tony Soprano: “Waste Management”