1. DIGITAL OBJECT GATHERER
ECE 477 Digital Systems Senior Design Project  Spring 2010
DIGITAL OBJECT GATHERER
DESIGN ASPECTS
DESIGN CHALLENGES
(L-R)
Beau Morrison
Seraj Dosenbach
Greg Lammers
Ananya Panja
Getting correct GPS headers in order to return home
Making the DOG less prone to sonar echoes while avoiding obstacles
Driving the DOG straight while balancing its body
Lifting up the heavy neck using relatively weak servos
Designing efficient power circuitry to withstand 60A drawn by the motors
Training the DOG to track different objects
System Block Diagram
PACKAGING DESIGN
PROJECT OVERVIEW
PCB Design
DOG is an autonomous robot which :
Simulates the behavior of dog fetching
Tracks a thrown object, picks it up, and returns it to initial GPS location
Avoids obstacles using sonar sensors
Recognizes an object using a camera
Follows object using computer vision algorithm
PCB Bottom Layer
PCB Top Layer
Digijock(ette)-Strength Digital System DesignTM