Professors: A. Antonio Arroyo Eric M. Schwartz TAs: Josh Weaver Tim Martin 9/18/2012

Summary HAPPY will identify a golf ball and putt it within a target area Hope to gain software, hardware, and mechanical design experience, as well as a new golf partner Using Tim’s Epiphany board with Atmel 6 Assembled board; completed basic sketches of robot design; begun research into software design techniques Currently working through hardware and software challenges Complete 3D modeling of robot design; completion of motor control benchmark for this week

Introduction HAPPY (He’s A Pro Putter for You) Golf swing will be modeled using a simple pendulum. This is how many instructors describe proper putting. Servo will be used to raise and release the club(hockey stick) Will need to utilize an IP camera for object detection and distance calculations Will also be using 1-2 sonar sensors and possibly a laser sensor for short-range golf ball location

Body HAPPY will feature a 3 wheel design, utilizing differential steering 2 driving wheels forward facing Frame will be 2-teered: bottom will support the wheels, motors, and sonar/laser sensors Top will support the swinging arm, IP camera, and servo Swinging arm will be built of a toy hockey stick to preserve theme

Programming Basic procedure to follow: Use camera to locate golf ball (bright color) Approach golf ball until “x” distance away Locate target area and align with golf ball Complete approach within “y< x” distance Determine distance from target Raise club to height determined by distance; release Repeat Have very little programming experience so I plan to learn a LOT!

Conclusions Have completed Epiphany construction Watched several Atmel tutorials and researched some unfamiliar terms Atmel Studio 6 not properly functioning on my laptop After making a design/approach change (suggested by Dr. Schwartz) I will need to replace one motor driver with a servo controller

Future work Must order all motors, servos, and IP camera Begin getting experience programming with Atmel Continue research into solutions/techniques for challenging software code Complete 3D model of robot Choose body material (considering wood for ease) Choose fittings/attachments to allow easy/fast assembly/disassembly