Team Mejor Team Concepts and Their Key Issues

Positioning  Line and Spool System  Immovable Post  Encoder on Spool  Tangle Free System  Compass with Feedback

Steering & Mobility  Min. of three offset wheels  Synchronous Driven Vehicle  Mine Sensors coupled with Steering

Material Selection &Weatherproofing  Hockey Glass for base and weatherproof casing  Tubing for Arm  Aluminum braces  Rubber, heavy treaded wheels Rubber Wheels Al Supports Mine Sensor Tubing Gasket Hockey Glass

Control  MiniMax / PIC  Keypad/LCD  Closed loop feedback  Next closest mine  Polar & Cartesian coordinates  Vector math N r 1, θ 1 r 2 / 1, θ 2 / 1 r 3 / 2, θ 3 / 2 r 4 / 3, θ 4 /

Detection and Reporting  Multiple Sensors Mounted on a Protruding Arm  Rotating Arm  Detachable Arm  Signaling: LCD Display, (Lights, Noise, Spray Paint)