robot proposal
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DESIGN PROPOSALJoe Coughlin
Brandon CookHeather Reinhart
Design Concept
“Black Box” containing electronics, motors, ect
Ability to move from side to side on rails Pucks held off to the side of table Kicker with grips to grab next puck and
shoot puck down table
Mechanical Aspects
Steel rails allow side to side movement Aluminum table clamps Box for controls Gears to adjust control Claw: grab and shoot pucks Canister to store remaining pucks
Electrical
Two motors Slide rail motor Kicker Motor
Micro controller Mega 128
Power source
Software
• Software is what will drive the system.
• C and Matlab based
• Sequential operations
System Goals
Be able to shoot a puck with a varying amount of force
Be able to shoot the puck from different places
Be able to have the system detect the state of the game
Adjust/strategize about how to shoot the puck
Reload autonomously Win!
Implementation
• “Strawman” Implementation
• Full scale model
• Build using balsa wood
• Get an idea of size and dimensions
• Check fitment and placement of components
Sketches
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Flow chart
Responsibilities
Brandon: Design, Programming, and Circuits and Testing
Heather: Design, Manufacture, Building, Testing and Circuit assistance
Joe: Design, Manufacture, Building and Testing
Timeline
Week 2: Prototype and find all parts Week 3: Start building and
troubleshooting Week 4: Continue
building/troubleshooting Week 5: Redesign and rebuild Week 6: Test functionality Week 7: Troubleshoot and test Week 8: Fine tune Week 9: Make any further adjustments Week 10: Play Shuffleboard!