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LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

THE TEAM:

STEVE HAYES MIKE MALKOWSKI

TIM NORMAN BILL PAJOT

BRUCE TAYLOR

THE ADVISOR:

Dr. ANNEBERG

THE PROJECT

• PRODUCE A BATTLE ROBOT TO COMPETE IN THE MAY 2002 BATTLEBOT EVENT.

THE DESIGN:

• OUR DESIGN WILL BE SOME WHAT SIMULAR TO THE BOT SHOWN HERE.

• WEDGE NOSE WITH A BOXED BODY DESIGN.

• A WEAPON ARM IS ALSO IN CONSIDERATION.

SPECIFICATIONS

• 24 VDC SYSTEM

• IFI ROBOTICS: PROCESSOR, SPEED CONTROLLERS, REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

• TETHERED AND REMOTE COMMUNICATION

• 24 OR 12 VDC MOTORS

• 2 OR 4 WHEEL DRIVE

• BATTERY POWERED

• PBASIC CODE

• METAL OR ALLOY CONSTRUCTION

• WEDGE DESIGN

• MIDDLEWEIGHT CLASS

ROBOT CONTROLLER

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• ROMOTE CONTROL AND RECIEVER

• MICROPROCESSOR

• SPEED CONTROLLERS

• VARIOUS MOTORS

COMPONENTS IN HAND:

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• BILL: HAS LOCATED A SOURCE FOR MOTORS

• STEVE: WORKING SPONSERS & SOURCED SPEED CONTROLLERS

• MIKE: FAMILIAR WITH THE PBASIC CODE

• BRUCE: SOURCED THE OPERATOR INTERFACE

• TIM: SOURCED THE REMOTE CONTROLLER AND RECIEVER

INDIVIDUAL:

RESEARCH

- NON-STOP

- THE WEB

* HELP TO LOCATE ROBOT CONTROLLER

* INFORMATION FOR THE BEGINNER

* BUILDING TIPS

- MOTORS HAVE BEEN AQUIRED

* LACK SPECIFICATIONS

* IDENTIFY THE MAKER.

RESEARCH

ADDITIONAL ITEMS:

1. WEAPON ARM - SHOULD TIME AND WEIGHT ALLOW.

• ELECTRICAL LINEAR ACTURATOR TYPE

2. FIND SPONSERS

3. BATTLE TACTICS

DUTIES

1. MAKE A DECISION ON MOTORS.

2. PRODUCE BODY AND CHASSIS DRAWINGS.

3. ELECTRICAL SCHEMATICS

4. BUILD A PROTOTYPE WOOD CHASSIS AND BODY.

5. BUILD A STEEL PROTOTYPE (OPTION).

6. SOURCE ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS.

7. FAB LAB CLASSES.

8. SOURCE MATERIAL.

NAMES

• A TEAM NAME HAS YET TO BE DECIDED.

• A BOT NAME HAS NOT BEEN DECIDED UPON. ONE CONSIDERATION IS:

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