By Rachel Hoffman DrumBot

 Mission  Overview  Hardware  Software  Special Sensor  Behaviors  Timeline  Questions Objectives

 Allow users to hear what their drum beats sound like when air drumming Mission

 Beaglebone Black  12-24V DC Solenoids  Turnigy 2200mAh 3S 20C Lipo Pack  IR Proximity Sensors  Bump Sensors  Roomba Drive Wheels and Motors  Series 1 Xbee  DRV8801 Single Brushed DC Motor Driver Carriers Hardware

 Linux- Debian  Microsoft Kinect SDK  MATLAB 2014 Software

 MATLAB 2014 is compatible with the Microsoft Kinect SDK and has a lot of features built in. Video acquisition and Skeleton Tracking only require a few lines of code to use these features. Using the Kinect

Kinect

 Skeletal tracking to track hand movements  Interpret motion and position of human and translate into hits on corresponding drum  Obstacle Avoidance Behaviors

Sponsorship?

 o 1/12: Understand BeagleBone Black and python and order sensors and actuators  o 1/19: Order remaining components, have full control of sensors  o 1/26: Begin assembling platform, implement motion control  o 2/2: Begin Special sensor testing, begin obstacle avoidance  o 2/9: Finish obstacle avoidance software and control, continue assembling platform  o 2/16: Continue Special Sensor integration  o 2/23: Continue Special Sensor integration  o 3/9: Integrate behaviors  o 3/16: Integrate behaviors  o 3/23: Continue debugging and finalizing design  o 3/30: Continue debugging and finalizing design  4/6: Assemble Drums, continue improving  4/13:Assemble Drums, continue improving Timeline

Questions? Contact me at: