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Pat Arrigo – Team Lead/ME Wes Coleman – ME Steve Guenther – EE Adam Spirer – EE Vernon Vantucci – CE Aaron Zimmerman - ME
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Third Team on Project Track Inherited Project from Locomotion and Navigation Teams Worked in parallel with Robot Applications Team
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Fully Integrate Navigation Software/Electrical Components with Locomotion Chassis and Motors/Motor Control Test Customer Specifications Integrate Robot with Application Team’s Software Create and Mount shell to Chassis and Paint
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P10215P10216 Robot carries and cares for a plant Robot moves slowly Promotes innovation and green values at RIT Friendly to passing pedestrians Must be able to return home Last an entire day of roaming ◦ System uses navigation and plant sensors in order to capture real-world data, and gain an understanding of the surroundings. ◦ Develop firmware for all of the sensors. ◦ Develop software to perform navigational tasks using sensor data. ◦ Maintain a wireless connection to a host computer in order to send status updates.
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Small model used to prove concept Sculpting full scale took longer than expected ◦ Sheer scale ◦ Material Differences: Styrofoam vs. Pink foam Despite delays, shell is complete and painted
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Navigation Team components and Locomotion Motor Controllers did not work properly ◦ Majority of MSD II spent on debugging and fixing Robot was not fully functional until ~Week 8 ◦ Testing of Specifications was not done due to time constraints (suggested for future teams)
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ItemVendorQuantityCostTotalP/N Triple Axis Acclerometer Breakout ADX6345SparkFun1$27.95 SEN-09156 MSP430F6111 Header BoardSparkFun2$34.95$69.90DEV-0047 Straight Breakaway HeadersSparkFun4$2.50$10.00PRT-00116 Female Breakaway HeadersSparkFun4$1.50$6.00PRT-00115 1 gallon + 42.6 oz 3:1 Epoxy Resin KitUS Composites1$61.00 EPOX-635314 3:1 Ratio Pumps (2pk)US Composites1$6.25 EPX-P31 10z E-Glass Plain Weave, 38" w,.0154" thkUS Composites15$5.55$83.25FG-c1038 Encoder cableUS Digital3$10.30$30.90CA-MIC3-SH-NC-1 USB 2 Serial-USB AdapterAmazon2$14.58$29.16B0006LSIOI Sandisk 4GB SDAmazon2$6.33$12.66B000PA1073A DS Breadboard PCB, 1160 holesSure Elec.5$0.89$4.45CS-BP008 Hitachi HM55B Compass ModuleParallax Inc.1$29.99 21923 Butt Connectors- CrimpWalMart1$4.18 003749582220 Female Spade ConnectorsWalMart1$1.98 003749582228 Male Spade ConnectorsWalMart2$1.38$2.76003749582227 Mold SuppliesWes Coleman (HD)$160.00 Misc. HardwarePat Arrigo (HD)$50.00 TOTAL:$590.43
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Week 1 ◦ Initial shell design finalized, components purchased Week 2 ◦ Evaluation of Locomotion/firmware “bugs” Week 4 ◦ Header board completion Week 5 ◦ Sensors remounted ◦ Shell Top & Front complete Week 6 ◦ New encoder design integrated ◦ H-Bridge functionality solved Week 7 ◦ Shell components test fit, trimmed ◦ Shell top, front, sides painted ◦ Remote Control implemented via gamepad Week 8 ◦ Remote Control finalized ◦ Shell top mounted ◦ Plant, solar panels mounted ◦ ImagineRIT Remote Control verified Battery charge expectancy verified Week 9 ◦ Shell front mounts made
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Robot is capable of meeting all locomotion-related requirements Sensor Data Acquisition ◦ Compass data not being translated correctly ◦ All other positional and plant sensors reporting data correctly Shell ◦ Shell pieces made ◦ Top & Front trimmed for fit and sensor/plant clearance ◦ Top mounted in final location ◦ Front mounts made, not yet attached to chassis ◦ Rear & sides unmounted, untrimmed ◦ All pieces painted with design scheme Formal Platform Testing ◦ Originally a project requirement ◦ Platform reconstruction took precedence ◦ Formal test plan methodology developed ◦ No formal test plans run ◦ ImagineRIT platform validation
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Test customer specifications (velocity, turning radius etc.) Powder coat the chassis to prevent rust Purchase printed circuit board Integrate Application software with current Robot (to make autonomous) Add 2 more rear Sonar Sensors ◦ To guard against the back end of Robot bumping into things as it turns
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Number of Original Project Goals Met: 0 Number of Robots Created: 1 Senior Design Course: 0 Senior Design Team: 1
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