1. NASA Robotic Mining Competition

2. Design Objectives
Transportation: Robot shall traverse Martian terrain.
Excavation: Robot shall extract icy simulant from ground.
Storage: Robot shall hold a sufficient payload of icy simulant.
Delivery: Robot shall deposit icy simulant for inspection.
Control: Robot shall operate autonomously.
Communication: Robot shall send and receive relevant data.

3. Computer Science Contribution
Autonomy:
Primary goal of software team
Will focus on pathing, machine vision/object recognition, and dynamic decision making
Using C/C++, Java, and possibly Python

4. Computer Science Contribution
Hardware/Software Integration:
Legacy code base exists, can be used and added onto
Written in a mixture of C/C++ and Java
C/C++ for direct hardware interfacing (motors, sensors)
Java for communications (robot can send data and be controlled over Wi-Fi)

5. Why should you choose NASA RMC?
Challenging
Competing against schools from across the country
Successful competition betters your resume
Connections to NASA

6. Contact Info
Matthew Bernier - Project Manager
Donovan Southwell - Systems Engineer
Kittiwin Kumlungmak - Software Subsystem Lead