1. Robot Hardware 2017
Jacob White

2. 2017 Hardware
Robot

3. Robot Base Aluminum ($2/ft2) Plexiglass ($5/ft2) 3-D Printing
Layers using standoffs
Shape

4. Voltage Regulators 5V Switching Voltage Regulator
More efficient
Powers Odroid/Raspberry Pi
12V Linear Voltage Regulator
Powers H-Bridge
Capacitors for stability

5. Overhead Camera Two cameras, one for each team
Use ROS web_video_server for testing
Logitech HD C920 USB Webcam
About 100ms latency
Process using OpenCV

6. Network Netgear router and switch Wifi chip on board Raspberry Pi
Two competition computers
Team computers for testing
ROS framework

7. Raspberry Pi 3 Model B 1.2GHz Quad-core ARM processor 64-bit
On-board wifi
Heat sink
1 GB RAM
4 USB ports
Lots of GPIO pins
HDMI
5V, 2.5A power supply
16GB Micro SD card
Runs Ubuntu Mate

8. Batteries and Battery Charger
Two batteries in series to give 14V
Never leave charging batteries unattended!
Get an AC adaptor (>13V) for testing
For more reliability, connect 5V power source directly to VCC pin

9. Wiring Diagram (dev)
To see PSoC pin numbering, refer to the PSoC Creator project
Motor Pos
Motor Neg Encoder Vdd
Encoder Gnd
Encoder Channel A
Encoder Channel B
PSoC Vdd (5V)
PSoC Gnd

10. Wiring Diagram (prod)
To see PSoC pin numbering, refer to the PSoC Creator project
Motor Pos
Motor Neg Encoder Vdd
Encoder Gnd
Encoder Channel A
Encoder Channel B
PSoC Vdd (3.3V)
PSoC Gnd

11. Kicker (Optional) Option 1: Electric Solenoid
Option 2: Pneumatic Actuator
Your design - $50 budget