1. Micromouse Spring 2006 K A L The Pied Pipers

2. The Pied Pipers: Joanne – Programming Ken – Hardware Alyssa – Hardware Introduction of Team and Roles

3. To design, construct, and build an autonomous mouse that will navigate through a maze independent of human control. Overview of Project

4. To implement a top looking design using unipolar stepper motors and a wall hugging software code which will then be expanded into the maze flooding algorithm. Discussion of Approach

5. Our group researched problems that previous groups have had to avoid making mistakes. The major problems we found were: Overheating One motor can be faster than the other Debugging programs Body of mouse may not be aligned properly Placement of batteries on mouse Sensors may misread and malfunction Potential Problems

6. To successfully create a mouse that will find the center of a maze in the allotted time. To gain hands on experience with implementing theoretical design into a physically working model. To explore different approaches for designing and logically determining the most efficient solution. Expectations

7. To design and build a mouse To be able to make our mouse move forward To make our mouse turn left/right To create a program that maps the movement of the mouse To be able to make a wall hugging mouse work To have a working mouse find the center of the maze To WIN! Goals

8. Sat. 11 Sat. 18 Sat. 25 Build Body (Alyssa) February Proposal Presentation Research and Design Buy Parts Progress Meeting Progress Meeting Progress Meeting

9. Sat. 4 Sat. 11 Sat. 25 Sat. 18 Design Review Build Sensors and Motors (Ken) March Progress Meeting 1 st Draft of Paper Complete Wall Hugger Program Tracking, Sensors, Motors (Joanne) Progress Meeting Test motors and sensors

10. April Sat. 1 April Sat. 8 April Sat. 22 April Sat.15 April Sat. 29 May Fri. 5 Final Presentation Final Paper Due April - May Work on Debugging and Improvements 2 nd Draft of Paper Final Draft of Paper Progress Meeting Progress Meeting Complete Mouse