1. Problem Definition Review
P Robofish Charging Station

2. Agenda Team Intro Project Background Defined Problem Use Case
Customer Requirements
Engineering Requirements
House of Quality
Initial Project Plan
Obstacles and Risk Assessment JN

3. Team Members Jack Moore (ME) - Project Manager
Johan Nasution (EE) - Control Systems Lead
Lu Min (Lucas) Aung (EE) - Software Lead
Christopher Parker (ME) - Mechanical Lead
Garrett Burgwardt (EE) - Electrical Lead
Brittany McCord (EE) - Communications Lead

4. Background about Robofish and Current State
Robofish: An autonomous fish that utilizes McKibben muscles to power lifelike motion through water
Potential uses range from military surveillance to research
Four prior MSD teams have worked on the Robofish
P Robotic Fish Powered by Hydraulic McKibben Muscles (Phase 1)
P Underwater Fish Buoyancy (Phase 2)
P Robofish Object Retrieval (Phase 3)
P Robofish Navigation (Phase 4) GB

5. Projects:
&
Designed and created base model for Robofish using McKibben muscles
Working prototype that could swim forward and turn
Added depth control and short range object detection to Robofish GB

6. Projects:
&
Added water pump and tail to improve navigation control
Improved handling from base model & rudimentary tail
Added autonomous navigation capabilities GB

7. Stakeholders Prior Robofish MSD Teams RIT Boeing
Kathleen Lamkin-Kennard
Mike Blachowicz BM

8. Problem Definition Current State:
- Robotic fish with hydraulic McKibben artificial muscles
- Designed to minimize any mechanical or robotic appearance
- Implemented sensor capable of detecting objects fallen into the water
- Installed mechanical talons to intercept objects before they reach the ground
- Limited battery charge capacity
Desired State:
- Battery charge capacity detector on robotic fish
- Floating platform to charge batteries to full
- Communication systems to relay captured data remotely JN

9. Project Deliverables
Operational platform to charge the robotic fish within 12 hours.
Improved robotic fish design to implement charging and communication capabilities
Test data that demonstrates platform adheres to customer and engineering requirements
Detailed design documentation of the platform and improved robotic fish JN

10. Use Case (for charging fish)LA

11. Customer RequirementsCP

12. Engineering RequirementsBM

13. House of Quality BM

14. Project Plan - Phase 1 & 2
Today JM

15. Project Plan - Phase 1 & 2 Action Items (Example: Link on Edge)
Task/Document Ownership JM

16. Current Obstacles and Gaps
Currently waiting on access to fish
Fish isn’t waterproof
Unsure of current state or capabilities of navigation system in fish
Unknown budget
Unknown available supplies
Limited access to testing environment (pool) CP

17. Risk Assessment CP

18. Citations
"Approved RIT Logos." Rochester Institute of Technology. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Sept <
"Boeing Logo." Wikimedia. N.p., n.d. Web. <
"P14029 Robotic Fish Powered by Hydraulic McKibben Muscles." RIT Edge. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Sept <
"P15029 Underwater Fish Phase II - Buoyancy." RIT Edge. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Sept <
"P16029 Robofish 3.2: Object Retrieval." RIT Edge. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Sept <
"P16229 Robofish Navigation." RIT Edge. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Sept <

19. Questions?