Robotic Navigation Distance Control Platform

1. Robotic Navigation Distance Control Platform By: Scott Sendra Advisors: Dr. Donald R. Schertz Dr. Aleksander Malinowski December 9, 2003

2. Overview • Objective • Functional Description • System Block Diagrams • Preliminary Lab Work • Equipment/Part List • Schedule of Tasks

3. Objective • Design and Build a Robotic Platform • Maintain a fixed safety distance • Fixed steering • If time Permits • Steering Control • Maintain specified safety time distance

4. Functional Description • Modes of Operation • System I/O • System Diagrams

5. Modes of Operation Fixed Navigation Mode • User enters User or Auto Out of Range Modes • User enters fixed safety distance in feet • User presses activation button Time Navigation Mode • User enters safety time in seconds

6. Modes of Operation User Out of Range Mode • Followed object is out of range • Robotic platform stops • “Out of Range” displayed on LCD • User reactivates navigation controls • Clears LCD display Auto Out of Range Mode • EMAC reactivates navigation controls when object detected

7. Modes of Operation Stop/Start Mode • User is able to start/stop navigation mode manually

8. Robotic Platform Motor Left Navigation Sensor Keypad (User Input) Distance Control Sensor EMAC Microcontroller Robotic Platform Steering Right Navigation Sensor LCD Display System Inputs to EMAC User Input • Keypad Sensors Input • Photoelectric or ultrasonic sensors • 1 sensor for distance control • 2 sensors for steering control

9. Robotic Platform Motor Left Navigation Sensor Keypad (User Input) Distance Control Sensor EMAC Microcontroller Robotic Platform Steering Right Navigation Sensor LCD Display System Outputs from EMAC • LCD Display • Current mode of operation • User required input information • Robotic Platform Motor • Robotic Platform Steering

10. System Sensor Diagram Robotic Platform (R/C Car) Moving Object (Similar size to robotic platform) Left Sensor Distance Sensor Right Sensor

11. Block Diagram Hardware • Subsystem Function • I/O of Subsystem Software • Modes of Operation Flowcharts

12. Sensor Subsystem • Photoelectric or Ultrasonic Pulse Sensor • Sensor Output Signals • Output signal related to distance • Analog, digital or PWM

13. Electric Motor Subsystem Input signal • PWM signal from 0.6 ms to 2.0 ms positive pulse width at 50 Hz Output speed • Motor’s shaft speed varies • Full forward speed with 2.0 ms pulse width • Stop with 0.6 ms pulse width

14. Steering Subsystem Input signal • PWM signal from 1.1 ms to 1.9 ms positive pulse width at 50 Hz with 1.5 ms as neutral Output • Rotational servo horn to translational movement of steering rod

15. Analog or Digital or PWM Signal Photoelectric or Ultrasonic Pulse Left Navigation Sensor Subsystem EMAC Microcontroller Power to Drive Wheels on R/C Car Robotic Platform Motor Subsystem PWM Signal Analog or Digital or PWM Signal Photoelectric or Ultrasonic Pulse Distance Control Sensor Subsystem Robotic Platform Steering Subsystem Translates Steering Rod PWM Signal Analog or Digital or PWM Signal Photoelectric or Ultrasonic Pulse Right Navigation Sensor Subsystem Hardware Subsystem Block Diagram

16. Main Software Flowchart EMAC Initialization LCD Initialization Keypad Initialization Display Prompt: Fixed/Time Navigation Mode Keypad: User Enters Navigation Mode Keypad: User enters fixed distance or safety time Display Prompt: User/Auto Out of Range Mode Keypad: User Enters Out of Range Mode

17. Main Software Flowchart Keypad: Activation Button Check if signal from sensor No Enter User/Auto Out of Range Mode Yes Steering Control Time Navigation Mode entered Fixed Navigation Mode entered Check navigation mode entered Fixed Distance Control Safety Time Control

18. User/Auto Out of Range Mode Display: User/Auto Out of Range Mode Stop Electric Motor User Out of Range Mode Auto Out of Range Mode Wait: User Reactive Navigation Controls Auto: Wait until object is detected Display: Clear display Call Fixed/Time Navigation Mode User/Auto Flowchart

19. Start/Stop Flowchart Keypad: User Presses Stop Button Keypad: User Presses Start Button Stop Electric Motor Call Fixed/Time Navigation Mode

20. Preliminary Lab Work • Full understand of servo input signals required with 1.5 ms at 50 Hz being neutral • Rooster ESC reprogrammed • Normally: 0.85 ms full reverse 1.85 ms full forward • Reprogrammed : 0.60 ms stop 2.0 ms full forward

21. Equipment and Parts List • Hitec HS-303 Servo • Kyosho Hoppin Mad RTR R/C Car • Team Novak Rooster electronic speed controller • HP 8011A Pulse Generator • Photoelectric or ultrasonic pulse sensors • Onboard 80515 EMAC Microcontroller

22. Schedule of Tasks 12/22 – 1/27 Determine sensors 1/28 – 2/03 Motor and servo subsystem coding, debugging and testing 2/04 – 2/10 Stop/Start Mode software coding, debugging and testing 2/11 – 2/17 2/18 – 2/24 User input software code, debugging and testing 2/25 – 3/02 3/03 – 3/09 Sensor characteristic and output signals 3/10 – 3/16 Hardware interfacing and installation 3/17 – 3/23 3/24 – 3/30 3/31 – 4/06 4/07 – 4/13 4/14 – 4/20 4/21 – 4/27 4/28 – 5/04 Finish project, presentation, project report Fixed navigation mode software code, debugging and testing User/Auto Out of Range mode software code, debugging and testing

23. QUESTIONS?