1. FINAL ORAL PRESENTATION ROBOT: PACKY ROGER RODRIGUEZ IMDL FALL 2011

2. PLATFORM  ORANGUTAN ROBOT CONTROLLER DEVELOPED BY POLOLU  WOODEN MECHANICAL FRAME (USING SOLIDWORKS AND T-TEC TO DESIGN ANY COMPLEX PARTS.  8 SERVO CONTROLLER + DUAL DC MOTOR DRIVER  XBEE WIRELESS SERIAL COMMUNICATION

3. SENSOR INSPIRATION - FEATURES  EXPLOIT NEW PHONES FUNCTION TO SAVE COSTS AND BATTERY USAGE WITHIN THE ROBOT  MOTOROLA TRIUMPH ANDROID PHONE  IP WEBCAM APP, FREE APP THAT ENABLES THE PHONE CAMARA TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WIFI RADIO, AS A WIRELESS WEBCAM  MATLAB IMAGE PROCESSING

4. BEHAVIORS  OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE  OBJECT SEARCH  APPROACH  ARM AND GRIPPER POSITIONING  GRIPPING (HARD!)  PLACE OBJECT IN BAG  PACKAGING

5. CHALLENGES  ARM AND GRIPPER MANUVERING AND TUNING  VISION AND CAMERA LAG  COLOR RECOGNITION AND CENTER DETECTION  DIFFERENTIAL DRIVE COMPENSATION  POWER ISSUES – DUAL BATTERY PACKS  SUCTION PUMP POWER CONSUMPTION

6. FINAL DESIGN

7. CONCLUSIONS  GREAT ENGINEERING EXERCISE  LOTS OF TROUBLESHOOTING AND WORKAROUND CHALLENGES  SOLID MECHANICAL PLATFORM AND SIMPLE YET EFFECTIVE SOFTWARE - KEY TO SUCCESS  KEEP IT SIMPLE  DIVIDE AND CONQUER!