1. Bad News Bots E2 Project Design Review 6 - 2/21/2008 Ryan Bove Kara Collins Peter Courtney Kyle O’Reilly Benjamin Rowland

2. Previous Week’s Action Items E2 Motor Selection Selected/ordered the Beetle B62 Gear Motor MATLAB Simulation Final stages of MATLAB simulation Wireless Remote Control Purchased universal remote control and identified IR Receiver frequency range (30 kHz – 40 kHz)

3. MATLAB Simulation E2 Blue dots represent defenders Red dot represents running back (our robot) Variable number of defenders Autonomous motion through field of defenders

4. Motor Selection E2 Max speed of 2.5 mph Accelerate to this speed in 2 s Assume a 2 in wheel diameter and 2 lb robot Minimum torque (4216.7 g-cm)

5. Motor Selection E2

7. Current Project Status Sensors / motors in hand Creating dimensionally accurate virtual model Interfacing sensors Designing IR Receiver circuit Showstopper: IR connector cable (power/signal transmission)

8. Next Week’s Action Items E2 Interface touch sensor with micro-processor Complete MATLAB simulation Construct wireless IR receiver circuit Create a dimensionally accurate ProE Model (prototype field and robot) Order battery pack, wheels, ball-caster, HDPE, and motor/wheel interface

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