Transcript Rabbitwagon - University of Hawaii

Micromouse 296
Team: Rabbitwagon
Fall O8
The Team
 Richard Ordonez- Project Leader
 Bob Barfield- Software Manager
 Lance Lavarias- Mechanical Architect
 Micheal Pascaul- Hardware
Overview
To create, a small autonomous robotic mouse that will:
1. Navigate it’s way safely to a central point of a maze
2. Map the maze
3. Find the shortest route from the start point to central
point of the maze.
Contest rules must be followed.
The Name
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= RABBITWAGON
Learning Expectations
 Understand new electronic components and how they
function
 Learn how to build a functional robot (MICROMOUSE)
 Apply knowledge from previous engineering courses
 Learn how to work efficiently as a team in an
engineering work environment
Discussion of Approach
 Understand how the electronic components work
together
1.
top-down sensors
2.
stepper motors
3.
Rabbit microprocessor
4.
IC chips
5.
Power regulation
 Design Micromouse
1.
Electrical layout
2.
Physical Layout
3.
Software
 Build
1.
Put everything together
 Debug programming
1.
Does the mouse work?
2.
Does the mouse track well?
3.
Does the mouse map?
4.
Does the mouse find the center?
Potential Problems
 Circuit doesn’t work
 Mouse cannot navigate through the maze
 Programming doesn’t work
 Time
Team Goals
 Build a working mouse
 Find the center
 Map the maze
 Complete a speed run
 Document the experience
 Have fun
Timeline
The End