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Spherical Ground Robot. ECE 4981 Winter 2010 Andrew Scott, Jason Qarana , Mobark Ghanim , and Damir Frljuckic Advisors: Professor Natarajan and Professor Shridhar. Why?. Difficult terrain Cutting edge. Goals. Spherical and Transparent Chassis Forward and Backward Motion
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Spherical Ground Robot ECE 4981 Winter 2010 Andrew Scott, Jason Qarana, Mobark Ghanim, and Damir Frljuckic Advisors: Professor Natarajan and Professor Shridhar
Why? • Difficult terrain • Cutting edge
Goals • Spherical and Transparent Chassis • Forward and Backward Motion • Wireless Control
Motion • Pendulum • Control Moment Gyroscopes
ECE Features • Wireless data transmission (ECE 450/471) • Microcontroller (ECE 4951) • Serial Communication (ECE 4951) • DC motors (ECE 436) • Feedback (ECE 460)
Responsibilities • Andrew: Mechanical and wireless systems • Jason: Software coding and user interface • Mobark: Circuit design and motor design • Damir: Power distribution and consumption