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Test Slide. Text works. Graphics work. Self-Mapping Mobile Robot. Senior Capstone Project Proposal Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Bradley University Advisor: Dr. A.Malinowski Presented by Stephanie Luft 06 December 2005. Presentation Outline. Project Overview
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Test Slide • Text works. • Graphics work.
Self-MappingMobile Robot Senior Capstone Project Proposal Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Bradley University Advisor: Dr. A.Malinowski Presented by Stephanie Luft 06 December 2005
Presentation Outline • Project Overview • Review of Previous Work • System Block Diagram • Software Functionality • Equipment • Schedule • Questions
Presentation Outline • Project Overview • Review of Previous Work • System Block Diagram • Software Functionality • Equipment • Schedule • Questions
Project Overview • Objective: To develop a robot that will • Map an area of its environment • Locate itself within the map • Orient itself within the environment
Presentation Outline • Project Overview • Review of Previous Work • System Block Diagram • Software Functionality • Equipment • Schedule • Questions
Review of Previous Work • GuideBot Capstone Project 2005 • John Hathway and Daniel Leach • Thesis: “Concurrent Map Building and Self-Localization for Mobile Robot Navigation” • Thomas Duckett, Manchester, United Kingdom • University of Illinois Mechatronics Lab Projects • http://coecsl.ece.uiuc.edu/ge423/spring04/group7/group7.html • http://coecsl.ece.uiuc.edu/ge423/spring03/Group7/index.html#_Toc40283479
Presentation Outline • Project Overview • Review of Previous Work • System Block Diagram • Software Functionality • Equipment • Schedule • Questions
Presentation Outline • Project Overview • Review of Previous Work • System Block Diagram • Software Functionality • Equipment • Schedule • Questions
Software Functionality • Functional Modes: • Mapping • Maneuvering • Immediate Response • C++/MATLAB
Software: Mapping Mode • Plot environment and locate robot • Distance sensing • Immediate response • Data transmission • Plotting – obstacles and robot location • Self-locating • Previous map identification • Navigation and maneuvering
Software: Maneuvering Mode • Allow user to control robot • User interface • Data transmission • Immediate response • Navigation and maneuvering • Distance sensing • Self-locating • Plotting – robot location only
Presentation Outline • Project Overview • Review of Previous Work • System Block Diagram • Software Functionality • Equipment • Schedule • Questions
Equipment • ActiveMedia Pioneer 2 mobile robotic platform • Laptop computer with wireless connection • Digital compass • Remote PC with network connection • Laser distance meter • Pan-tilt unit • Appropriate connectors for all equipment • MATLAB, Visual Studio, and/or another type of software development system.
Equipment: Distance Meter Selection • Considerations: • Cost • Accuracy • Measurable distance: a 0.2 to 10 meter range • Safety • Weight • Computer interface • Availability • TLM 100 feasibility investigation
Presentation Outline • Project Overview • Review of Previous Work • System Block Diagram • Software Functionality • Equipment • Schedule • Questions
Self-Mapping Mobile Robot Senior Capstone Project Proposal Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Bradley University Advisor: Dr. A.Malinowski Presented by Stephanie Luft 06 December 2005 Questions?sluft@bradley.edu