FINAL ORAL PRESENTATION ROBOT: PACKY ROGER RODRIGUEZ IMDL FALL 2011
PLATFORM ORANGUTAN ROBOT CONTROLLER DEVELOPED BY POLOLU WOODEN MECHANICAL FRAME (USING SOLIDWORKS AND T-TEC TO DESIGN ANY COMPLEX PARTS. 8 SERVO CONTROLLER + DUAL DC MOTOR DRIVER XBEE WIRELESS SERIAL COMMUNICATION
SENSOR INSPIRATION - FEATURES EXPLOIT NEW PHONES FUNCTION TO SAVE COSTS AND BATTERY USAGE WITHIN THE ROBOT MOTOROLA TRIUMPH ANDROID PHONE IP WEBCAM APP, FREE APP THAT ENABLES THE PHONE CAMARA TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WIFI RADIO, AS A WIRELESS WEBCAM MATLAB IMAGE PROCESSING
BEHAVIORS OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE OBJECT SEARCH APPROACH ARM AND GRIPPER POSITIONING GRIPPING (HARD!) PLACE OBJECT IN BAG PACKAGING
CHALLENGES ARM AND GRIPPER MANUVERING AND TUNING VISION AND CAMERA LAG COLOR RECOGNITION AND CENTER DETECTION DIFFERENTIAL DRIVE COMPENSATION POWER ISSUES – DUAL BATTERY PACKS SUCTION PUMP POWER CONSUMPTION
FINAL DESIGN
CONCLUSIONS GREAT ENGINEERING EXERCISE LOTS OF TROUBLESHOOTING AND WORKAROUND CHALLENGES SOLID MECHANICAL PLATFORM AND SIMPLE YET EFFECTIVE SOFTWARE - KEY TO SUCCESS KEEP IT SIMPLE DIVIDE AND CONQUER!