2. LOSAT’s Sensors Line of Sight Audio Transmission Brandon Patton
Mechanical Engineering Student
University of Florida
April 18, 2013

3. LOSAT

4. Sensors IR - Sharp GP2Y0A21 distance sensor (4”-32”)
Sonar - Maxbotix LV-MaxSonar-EZ2 (6”-254”)
Camera - PS3 Eye 75Hz
Photovoltaic cell

5. Hardware 2x National Instruments USB 6009 DAQ’s Dell Inspiron mini
532nm laser pointer (transmitter)
2x DeviceCraft H-Bridge DC Motor Speed Controller
Pololu TReX Jr Dual Motor Controller DMC02
2x Servos modified for continuous rotation driven by Pololu Trex Jr
2x Polou 298:1 Micro Metal Gearmotor HP
Finger tech pulleys and belts

6. PS3 eye Turret

7. PS3 eye Camera and Turret Control
Uses LabVIEW vision processing
Set to a resolution of 75Hz
Color threshold and centroid finding
Calculates error and outputs analog voltage to the DeviceCraft H-Bridge