1. Remote Control Duck Decoy (RCD2)
Mid-Semester Presentation
Senior Design Spring 2015

2. Taylor Dees – Team Leader
Meet The Duck Dawgs
Taylor Dees – Team Leader
Dustin Maulden
Tyler Owen
Jamie Smith
Joey White
Dr. Moorhead - Advisor

3. Content Background Problem Constraints Technical Practical Approach
Timeline
Progress

4. Background Duck decoy origin First Electronic Decoy Handmade/carved
Live duck as decoy
Mass production of plastic decoy
First Electronic Decoy
1990’s
Spinning Wing Decoys
Motion is the advantage

5. Problem
There is not a product on the market that combines the features of a live duck into one decoy.

6. RCD2 combines the following features into one realistic decoy
Solution
RCD2 combines the following features into one realistic decoy
Full Motion Wireless Control
Wake Creation System
Flapping Wing Simulator
Swarm Control

7. Technical Design Constraints
Name
Price
Size
The decoy must house the electrical and mechanical components, and it must be life-sized to be appealing to incoming waterfowl.
Range
The decoys must be controllable up to 75 yards from the main remote control. 
Battery Life
The battery life of each decoy and the microcontroller must be a minimum of six hours.
Watertight Enclosure
The decoy body must be waterproof to protect the electrical components house inside.
Swarm Control
RCD2 must grant the user the ability to control a single duck or up to six multiple ducks at the same time.

8. Practical Design Constraints
Type
Name
Price
Sustainability
Reliability
The decoys must be sufficiently robust to account for harsh conditions. The batteries must have at least a six hour life and be rechargeable.
Economic
Cost
The total cost of parts per duck shall not exceed $300.

9. Sustainability
Waterproof
Weatherproof
Rechargeable
Durable

10. Market Edge Quiver Duck Decoy [1]
• Built-in quiver magnet for ripples and motion
• Weighted keel with waterproof quiver mount
Lucky Duck Rapid Flyer Duck [2]
Life-like flapping motion
Duck mounted above water
Swim’n Duck [3]
Operating range 30 yards
Tow additional decoys

11. Remote Control (movement) Multiple Decoy Control
Economic
Name
Price
Moveable Wings
Remote Control (movement)
Multiple Decoy Control
Wake System
Lucky Duck [2]
$99.99 X
Swim’n Duck [3]
$119.98
Mojo Outdoors Swimmer [4]
Mojo Mallard Machine [5]
$169.99
RCD2
<$300
Combined total for all functions = $489.95

12. Approach – Wing System Motors
Type
Pros
Cons
Decision
Stepper
High Torque
Position Control
Expensive
Bulky DC
Cheapest
Fluid motion
Smaller
Less torque
Servo
Cheap
Positon Control
None

13. Approach – Steering Control
Type
Pros
Cons
Decision
Dual Rudder/Single Motor
More control
Expensive
External mount
No Rudder/Dual Motor
Simplicity
Power consumption
Space
Single Rudder/Single Motor
Cheaper
Smaller
Less control

14. Approach – Wake System Type Pros Cons Decision Design Our Own Cheaper
Time consuming
Internal space
H20 Quiver Magnet [8]
External mount
No design time
Balance
Not as cheap

15. Approach – Motor Control
Adafruit Motor Shield V2 [7]
4 H-Bridges providing 1.2A per bridge
Connects
4 DC motors
2 Servo motors
Separate power supply
Noise filtration

16. Approach - Microcontroller
Type
Pros
Cons
Decision
Arduino Yun
Capability
Space
On-Board Wi-Fi
Difficult
“Bells & Whistles”
Expensive
Xbee only
Cheap
Range (120m)
Low Power
I/O Accessibility
Complex Decoy Selection Process
Arduino Uno + Xbee
Simple
Range
Space Consumption

17. Approach - Microcontroller
Arduino Uno [6]
Atmega328
20 I/O pins
Low power usage
Large libraries and community

18. Approach – Communication
Xbee - 2mW PCB Antenna
400 ft. range
Low power usage
Average – 40mA
Broadcast capability
Arduino compatible
Xbee Pro Shield

19. Decoy #1
Decoy #2
Decoy #3
Decoy #4
Decoy #5
Decoy #6
Controller

20. Timeline January - Research design, determine cost, order parts
February – Begin code, hardware testing, and mechanical build
March – Merge code and hardware
April – Final testing and debugging

21. Progress Parts Ordered
Arduino Uno
Propulsion Motor
Rudder Servo
Motor Driver Shield
Propeller and Shaft
Rudder
H20 Quiver Magnet
Xbee & Shields
Power Supplies

22. Progress Mechanical Build
Access Hatch Created
Propeller/Shaft Positioned
Waterproof Seal Added
Motors mounted

23. Progress Coding DC Motor Propulsion Servo Rudder Control
Pushbutton Enabled Control

24. Progress Hardware Testing

25. RCD2 Completion Hardware Dustin Tyler Taylor Software Joey Jamie
Research
Documentation Taylor

26. Reference
[1] [Online] Available: Drake/dp/B001BMMEYQ [2] [Online] Available: Decoy-Drake/ uts [3] [Online] Available: [4] [Online] Available: item/product/476-mojo-swimmer/category_pathway-166 [5] [Online] Available: [6] Arduino Uno. [Online]. Available: [7] Adafruit Motor Shield V2 for Arduino. [Online]. Available: motor-shield-v2-for-arduino?view=all [8] [Online] Available: Magnet/dp/B0000AVX8Y

27. Remote Control Duck Decoy (RCD2)
Mid-Semester Presentation
Senior Design Spring 2015