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Georgia Tech RescueBot

Georgia Tech RescueBot. ARLISS Comeback Competition 2013. ARLISS Competition 2012. See website for videos. Agenda. Contest overview and rules Previous projects This year’s international project. General “Stuff”. Mid September in Black Rock Desert, NV Two competition classes CanSat

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Georgia Tech RescueBot

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  1. Georgia Tech RescueBot ARLISS Comeback Competition 2013

  2. ARLISS Competition 2012 • See website for videos

  3. Agenda • Contest overview and rules • Previous projects • This year’s international project

  4. General “Stuff” • Mid September in Black Rock Desert, NV • Two competition classes • CanSat • Open • Ninth year Georgia Tech has been involved

  5. To Win … • Survive launch • Survive landing • Autonomously move toward target • Stop within 50m of target • Prove the device moved autonomously towards the target

  6. Class Requirements • CanSat Class • Size and weight of Coke can • Open Class • Fit in 5.75” diameter, 9.57” deep cylinder • Weigh less than 1050g

  7. Year One • Only CanSat entry • Finished closest to target • Outside of 100m (1350m) • Unable to prove autonomous control

  8. During Launch … Year 2

  9. CanSat did not survive, and the parachute was lost

  10. Year Two - Rover • CanSat entry • Open-Class entry • Wheeled rover • PIC18F452 microchip • Servomotors for drive and steering

  11. Year Three • CanSat entry • Open-Class entry • Tracked rover • Rover did not move upon landing • GPS antenna had shorted, drained battery

  12. Year Four • Only Open Class entry • Only one tire inflated, did not move upon landing • Finished 3,000m from target

  13. Year Five • Only Open-Class entry • Two-wheeled rover

  14. Year Five Overview

  15. Year Five Circuit USB Datalogger GPS BS2sx

  16. GPS Testing on La Playa 0.26 miles

  17. Year Five Results • Landed 1.2km from target • Did not move much due to bent axle

  18. Year Six

  19. Year Eight Results • Survived impact without physical damage (encased wheels and shock absorbers) • Did not move after landing • Microprocessor appeared functional, but GPS not functional

  20. Year Nine Results • Survived landing without major structural damage • First launch, GPS unit broke • Second launch, microprocessor battery depleted

  21. Year 10 • Boeing-sponsored expansion to Georgia-Tech-based club. • Collaboration with international students • Hungary (Budapest University of Technology and Economics) • Greece (University of Patras) • South Korea (Kumoh National Institute of Technology) • India (Indian Institute of Technology Madras)

  22. Potential Concepts • Hopping rotochute • Glider • Blimp • Fanboat • Rolling propeller car • Wheeled rover • Tracked rover • …

  23. Team Subgroups • Electronic circuit design and construction • Hardware design and construction • Software – system integration • Software – guidance and control • Team coordination • Contest logistics

  24. Questions?

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