Team:

Derek Arnold

Lawrence Derdzinski

Athanasios Gkourlias

Amber Mescher

Chris Sangster

Faculty Mentor: Ferat Sahin

Sponsor: Getinge USA Corporation,

Rochester, NY

George Zima, Washing Engineer Manager

TEAM PICTURE HERE

Outline Project Overview Customer Needs Assessment Performance and Design Objectives Concept Development Feasibility Assessments Recommended Concept Design Analysis and Synthesis Where To Go From Here

Hospitals

The Environment

Capable of loading medical carts of various sizes

Fully automated system

The competition

Too large

Major floor construction required

Operator run

Steris

Belimed

Concept Objectives Self-guided, fully automated robot, capable of loading medical

carts of various sizes Two robots per system Interface with the Getinge Model 7800 Floor Loading Cart

Washer Must have the capability of detecting and determining the type of

medical cart Must be able to charge itself automatically The robot must safely attach to and navigate the medical carts

 

Specifications 50 lbs of Linear Force 150 lbs load No Service Space Size Operating Conditions Safety Regulations Reliability and Life Expectancy

Brainstorming and Feasibility Building vs. Buying

Buy Build off Base Build from Components

Towing Arms Hook 1 pin with lift 2 pin

Power Battery

Retrofit Kit

Brainstorming and Feasibility Cart Detection

Image Barcode Pin array

Control Whisker microcontroller

Drive 4 wheel Tank 2 wheel, 2 caster

Charging Station Floor Wall

Navigation IR Camera GPS

Obstacle Avoidance IR Camera Ultrasonic Laser

Communication RF IR Wired

Recommended Design Towing

1 pin from robot Detection

Camera/IR Power

Lead Acid Batteries Control

Cygnal Communication

IR / Wired

Recommended Design Drive

2 wheel, 1 caster Navigation

Camera Object Avoidance

IR Charging

24 Volt Wall Retro-fit

Plate with hole and barcode

Analysis and Synthesis Friction and Weight Torque, Forces, and Current

Drive System Lifting System

Voltage & Current Requirements Turning Angles

Component CostBudget $10,000Estimated costs ~ $4,000

Future PlansMarket October 2004Washing Machine IntegrationApplication expansion

Conclusion