Ramrod IV

The Team  Andrew Igarashi – Programming  Kevin Li – Hardware  Amy Maruyama – Hardware  Stephen Nakamura – Hardware  Quang Ngu – Programming

Project Overview  To design a fully autonomous robot, a “mouse”, that can move through a maze, know where in the maze it is, and find the center

Our Approach - Hardware  Plexiglas chassis  Etching  Side sensors  Analog to digital converters  Bi-polar stepper motors  Motor driver chips

Approach – Software  Dynamic C  Modular approach  Block diagram  Floodfill  Solving Algorithm  Switch

Potential Problems – Hardware  Using side sensors instead of top-down sensors  Positioning hardware on the board  Stabilizing the chassis  Challenge of re-etching for optimization

Software OptimizationOptimization DebuggingDebugging Learning costates and how to link filesLearning costates and how to link files

Progress  Fabricated a chassis  Etched circuit board  Acquired most parts  Prepared motors  Already have a “theoretical” left-wall hugger code

Goals  Work well as a team  Optimize movements  S-turns  Get things done in a timely manner  PiMp uP OuR MoUsE !!!

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