1. Group Members : Ian McClain-Sewer, Juliya Golubovich, Tasnim Pinky Mentor: Professor Kapila Date : 8/16/02 Smart Vacuum Cleaner

2. Overview  Project Description Mechatronics Earth Measurements Robotics  Progress Report  Building Our Dust-O-Bot  Problems/Improvements  MS Project  Future Research

3. w What is automation? w A field called Mechatronics w What is a Micro-controller? w Making our lives easier with Mechatronics. Automated Vacuum Cleaner

4. b Lectures b Experiments b What is a Micro-controller? b Basic Analog and Digital b Robotics b Earth Measurements Getting Familiar with Mechatronics

5. Building Our Dust-O-Bot Cutting the Plexiglas Attaching motors to wheels Building circuitry Writing program Calibrating wheels Testing: Does it do what its supposed to do? Fixing any problems

6. Automated Vacuum Cleaner: First Design pParts required: oPlexiglas oRelay oPotentiometer oResistors oCapacitors o2 Motors oWorking dust buster oBreadboard oComputer: PBasic oRechargeable Batteries o3 Wheels oIR Sensor oWires o“Board of education”

7. Problems/Improvements Weak Motors – Motors with gears inside Mistimed turns (5 sec) – Left: 5060 – Right: 4980 Hit wall on left turn – Cut off corners: round shape

8. Automated Vacuum Cleaner: Parts Required for the Second Design (1) Rev A Board of Education (1) Breadboard (2) 100 µF capacitors (2) 4.7 k  +- 5% resistors (1) 220  resistor (2).01 µF capacitors (2) LED’s (1) NPN transistor (2) 5V DC Single Pulse Single Throw relays (1) on/off switch (2) 3.9  resistors (1) 47  resistor

9. Automated Vacuum Cleaner: Automated Vacuum Cleaner: Parts Required for the Second Design (continued) (1) IR transmitter (1) IR detector (1) BASIC Stamp II (Micro- controller) (2) 36V DC motors (with gears) (1) Black and Decker 2.4V Dustbuster (1) Castor wheel (1) 14” X 11.5” X 0.25” plexi- glass (1) rubber pipe (2) 5.25” wheels (1) 9.6V battery (2) L-shaped aluminum (1) computer (with pBASIC)

10. MS Project

11. Future Research Dust-O-Bot Program a stop Extra sensor Program a back move Go around furniture Extra sound sensor