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Team Gary. Dan Farley Tyson Rogstad Erik Flum Rob Koch Gary Zigmann. Problem Statement. MARV2 is in an empty room. When MARV2 senses its battery is low, it needs to autonomously locate the charging station and dock with it. Background Information.
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Team Gary Dan Farley Tyson Rogstad Erik Flum Rob Koch Gary Zigmann
Problem Statement MARV2 is in an empty room. When MARV2 senses its battery is low, it needs to autonomously locate the charging station and dock with it.
Background Information • Irobot produces an autonomous vacuuming robot called Roomba to perform household cleaning. • When the robot’s battery voltage is low, it uses infrared sensors to find its recharging station.
Solution Statement Using a mechanical switch to simulate a battery low condition, our software sends MARV2 into a search routine where it aims to detect an infrared emitter. The direction of both motors will be determined by the output voltage of two infrared sensors mounted on one side of the unit.
IR Receiver IR Receiver System Overview Docking Station IR Emitter MARV AC to DC
MARV Finding Docking Station Battery Voltage Is Low, IR Receivers Activated, MARV Spins DockingStation AC to DC IR Emitter Battery Microcontroller Motorcontroller MARV IR Receiver
MARV Finding Docking Station Receiver Detects IR Emission
MARV Finding Docking Station MARV Spins Until Both Receivers Are Equal
MARV Finding Docking Station Microcontroller compares rear sensor to front sensor
MARV Finding Docking Station MARV Reaches Docking Station, Probes Touch Electrical Connection
Mechanical Design A/C to DC IR Controls Wood Base Alignment Brackets For IR Emitters Electrical Connection Vertical Supports
Personnel Assignments TYSON Sensors & Emitters ERIK Power Supply ROB Sensors DAN Software GARY Software