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ROBOtic @ MINOS ’03 Dr John Pote

ROBOtic @ MINOS ’03 Dr John Pote. The Team. Dr Nick Holden Control Expert This guy likes lots of feedback!. Dr Tony Wilcox Embedded Systems ROBOtic Inventor. Dr John Pote CAN bus Joy Stick Software. Alan Webb Mechanical Wizard. Introduction to tic.

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ROBOtic @ MINOS ’03 Dr John Pote

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  1. ROBOtic @ MINOS ’03 Dr John Pote

  2. The Team . . . . . . Dr Nick Holden Control Expert This guy likes lots of feedback! Dr Tony Wilcox Embedded Systems ROBOtic Inventor Dr John Pote CAN bus Joy Stick Software Alan Webb Mechanical Wizard

  3. Introduction to tic • TIC TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTRE • BASED AT MILLENNIUM POINT, BIRMINGHAM • INCORPORATES ENGINEERING FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSTITY OF CENTRAL ENGLAND • OFFERS HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISION, INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, CONSULTANCY AND RESEARCH

  4. Millennium Point Where we work

  5. ROBOtic Why? AN EDUCATIONAL AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DEVELOPED AS TEACHING PLATFORM, SUITABLE FOR MICROMOUSE

  6. ROBOtic Why? • USED AS A TEACHING AID FOR EMBEDDED SYSTEMS • PROVIDES AN EXAMPLE OF AN APPLICATION SUITABLE FOR HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT • USED ON FINAL YEAR DEGREE COURSE FOR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS • BASIS OF A VARIETY OF STUDENT PROJECTS

  7. ROBOtic Why? • PROVIDES A RELEVANT APPLICATION FOR A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES • ELECTRONIC DESIGN • SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT • AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING (CAN bus) • COMMUNICATION • CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION

  8. ROBOtic Development • CONCEIVED AS MODULAR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE • ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVE UNIT • MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT • INTELLIGENT SENSOR ARRAYS • MAIN CONTROL UNIT

  9. ROBOtic Development • STANDARD UNIT • SWALLOW DC MOTOR DRIVES • SWITCHING MOTOR CONTROLLER • PIC BASED SENSOR BOARDS USING LEDs • PIC 16F877 BASED MAIN CONTROLLER • ICD PROGRAMMING AND DEBUGGING • PROGRAMMING IN C OR ASSEMBLER • CC5X, CCS or PICClite COMPILERS

  10. ROBOtic The Kit

  11. ROBOtic The Kit

  12. ROBOtic Development • STUDENT OPTIONS • STEPPER MOTOR BASED DRIVE • CUSTOM POWER DRIVERS • SENSORS • MICROSWITCH • ULTRASONIC • ANALOG IR • PROCESSOR • A N OTHER PIC, MULTI-PROCESSOR . . . . • INTEL 80C196 (C or FORTH)

  13. FINAL YEAR PROJECTS

  14. FINAL YEAR PROJECTS

  15. FINAL YEAR PROJECTS

  16. ROBOtic Student Experience • PROMOTES MULTIDISCIPLINARY GROUP WORK • ENCOURAGES TOP DOWN MODULAR DESIGN • PROVIDES A REALISTIC APPLICATION • SUITABLE FOR SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE APPLICATION • GENERATES ENTHUSIASM

  17. ROBOtic IN PRODUCTION

  18. ROBOtic THE COMPETITION Foundation/1st YEAR LINE FOLLOWER 2nd YEAR ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT

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