1. SoutheastCon 2016 Hardware Competition
Team 1: Michael Miranda, Roberto Miguel-Sanchez, Joseph Mousa
Aim: To design and build a robot to win the SoutheastCon 2016 Hardware Competition
Design:
Introduction:
The design consists of two major portions: A base which houses the wheels, six motors, two batteries, two micro controllers, three motor controllers and a scissor lift; and the top which consists of two rack and pinions with walls to maneuver containers, a conveyor belt, two color sensors, and three motors.
In order to navigate the course we are using a dead reckoning system. It will adjust its position at known landmarks using sensors to orient the robot appropriately.
The design of the robot allows for multiple blocks to be picked up at once. The following process takes place.
The scissor lift raises and a moving wall
attached to a rack and pinion extends
behind the blocks. The scissor lift lowers
and the moving wall retracts to pull the
blocks inside. Another rack and pinion
pushes the blocks towards a conveyor
belt to be identified by color sensors
and then pushed out to correct zone.
The 2016 Southeast Con Hardware Competition is simulating the harbor port functions of a roadstead in Norfolk, Virginia.
Objective:
Design an autonomous robot to detect the shipping goods on a barge (three types of shipping containers). These shipping containers must be picked up and placed in the correct shipping zone. (three shipping zones 1. Boat 2. Rail Carts 3. Blue Truck). Five minutes will be given to complete the task.
Motors, IR Sensors, Line Followers,
Arduino Microcontrollers, Color Sensors
Competition Course – Map 1 of 2
SoueastCon Autonomous Robot