Curry Mouse EE 296 Project Proposal Presentation February 11, 2006

Group Members & Roles Judy Lee –Hardware, Programming, & Webpage Amy Maruyama –Hardware and Programming Mindy Wong –Hardware and Programming

Overview of Micromouse The goal of Micromouse is to build a robotic “mouse” that can run through a 16 x 16 grid mazes unaided and find the center. To do this the mouse must be able to map out the maze by tracking where it has been and knowing where the walls are. The mouse also must recognize when it has reached the center.

The Approach Top-down approach Top looking sensors Stepper motors Wall hugger Tricycle wheel configuration NiCd batteries Stick to project design

Potential Problems !!! GETTING OUR MOUSE TO WORK !!! Schedule Conflicts –Sol: Making specific times we are supposed to meet every week Lack of knowledge & experience –Sol: Start early, research on what other teams have done, and research on individual working components of the mouse Keeping on task –Sol: Keep on task with our schedule Taking equal shares of work –Sol: Assign each member an equal task and communicate with each other

Programming –Sol: Lots of time for debugging Getting materials –Sol: Research types and decide early. Financial cost –Sol: Research thoroughly to find best solution before buying parts. Split bill amongst the team.

Learning Expectations Circuitry, relate to class work Design –Engineering skills –Consider all aspects and put together into one. Integrate circuits and programming Teamwork Work on time Keep things simple and efficient Work under budget

Deliverable Goals Design and build the mouse Make the mouse go forward Make the mouse track forward Make the mouse turn left and right Make the mouse track turns Find the center of the maze Finish on time Don’t waste money. Don’t KILL rabbits.

Schedule Come up with a design (02/12-18) –Research (02/12-16) –List of materials (02/17-18) Make Chassis (02/19-25) –Check design (02/19-20) –Get material (02/19-20) –Build (02/21-25) Design a drive motor (02/26-03/10) –Analyze design (02/26-28) –Get additional materials (03/1) –Build & Test (03/2-10)

Develop a steering and turning method (03/11-22) –Analyze design (03/11-15) –Build and test with C (03/16-22) Sensors to sense walls (03/23-31) –Get additional materials (03/23) –Determine location of sensors on PCB (03/23-24) –Build and test with C (03/25-31) Control Logic (04/1-15) –Wall hugger algorithm (04/1-9) –A more complex algorithm (04/10-15) Finishing touches and completion (04/15-20)