Jason Holmes Matt Wickesberg Matt Guenette Michael Piercy

 Collaborative effort between the Super Tank senior design team and HKUST team.  Wireless internet communication with vehicles either at Purdue or Hong Kong University to control movement, weaponry, or any extra features.  Tank vehicle on Purdue’s side will provide a video feed to a controller application

 An ability to send/receive/decode commands from a controller wirelessly  An ability to control direction/firing capability of a vehicle  An ability to autonomously avoid obstacles encountered by the tank  An ability to provide sensor feedback to a wireless controller  An ability to monitor a battery and prevent signal disconnection due to power loss.

LRVC Server Controller 1 Controller 2 Controller N Vehicle 1Vehicle 2Vehicle M FIRE Android Tablet – “Virtual” Controller Feedback/Error Text Box Live Video Stream Common GUI Components Common LRVC Protocol Provides Services for Android Controller App. Specific Vehicle Protocols All communications (Vehicle and/or LRVC Protocols) are made with TCP off of a TCP/IP stack through WIFI.

Fig. 1 – Vision Fig. 2 – Drop Off Detection Fig. 3 – Wall Detection Front Back Short Range IR Sensors Long Range IR Sensors attached to Stepper Motors For 180 degree rotation. Long Range IR Sensors attached to Stepper Motors For 180 degree rotation. USB Camera Sensor Placement Sensors

Part #NameHeightWidthLengthAreaQuantitytotalArea PRT pin serial conector 0.494”1.21”0.228” ND L297 (step control) COM L APXW005 A0X3-SRZ DC Regulators BQ26231Batt Gauge ABPHeatsink (L298) STM32F10 3ZGT6 Microcontr oller Total PCB Size = (5.77 in ^2 * 3) = in ^2  5” x 3.5” PCB Footprint

Motor Block Sloped Depth of tank = 4.25” PCB Estimate Panda Board Serial motorA motorB 25.5” 3” 6”6.25” 5.25” 4” 4.5” 13” 3.5” 5”

BATTBATT BATTBATT IRIR IRIR IRIR IRIR 12” 27” 10” 3” 4.5” 14” 1.46” 0.74” Total Area = 27” x 12” = 324 in^2

Part #NameQuantityWeightCostTotal Cost Total Weight HPJ002KDrill Bat lb PCBBoard1~0.5 lb120.8 ~0.5 lb ROB-09238Stepper Motor SEN-08959Short Range IR SEN-08958Long Range IR Quick Cam Pro UEVM4460 G Panda Board Airsoft Electronic Panzer Tank Total Weight = lbs. Total Cost = ~$600

 Price = $49.99  Name: App-Controlled Wi-Fi Racer › Store = Brookstone  Size = 1/10 th scale of standard sedan  Self-Contained  Robust Design  Controlled by Apple App on iPhone, iPad, or iPod.  Also capable of being controlled from select android devices

 Parrot AR.Drone  Price = $  Size = 33” x 33”  Weight = 13.4 ounces  Self Contained and Wireless  Controlled via Apple App  Video camera on front and back streaming video to controller program.

 Self-Contained and Completely wireless  Dual Battery slots to avoid shut down and interruption of vehicle control  Larger interior space that both vehicles  Extra interior support needed to improve protection to interior components  Camera is attached to turret, allowing user control of the camera’s direction  Antenna will be contained inside of the tank if wireless hotspot is included.