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TU STORM 2007 High School Autonomous Robotics Competition Introduction. TU STORM 2007 Robotics Competition. Promote science and engineering Students experienced calibrating sensors, and programming robot controllers for autonomous control of robots. CAD Design Animation - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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TU STORM 2007 Robotics Competition
● Promote science and engineering● Students experienced
– calibrating sensors, and programming robot controllers for autonomous control of robots.
– CAD Design – Animation
● High energy technological competition● Tests students' creativity
TU STORM Programming Competition
● Smart Task Oriented Robotics Missions● Every team is issued a TU designed and built
robot mechanically capable of completing each mission
● These robots are controlled only by the autonomous programs written by the students
TU STORM Robot Description
● Controller● Sensors● Human interface● Motion● Arms & Tools● Power requirements● Rigid frame: 2" x 4" aluminum tubing
Controller
● IFI Mini Robot Controller.– Microchip 18F8520 PICmicro microcontroller
● rated at 10 MIPS.
– The digital input sampling frequency is 100KHz– Analog input access time is 10mSec.– 16 digital/analog I/O pins, – 8 PWM outputs (2mSec - 17mSec).
Controller
● C/C++ with Microchip's MPLab compiler.– RS232 serial port for programming (115kb).– Memory space is 32K with – Variable space of 1800 bytes– 1024 bytes EE2.
Sensors
● One digital infrared reflective sensor– Can detect banner tape up to 12 feet away
● Two short range digital infrared sensor (B/W)– Can detect high contrast color at short distances.
● Two infrared distance sensors● Two wheel encoders● One digital compass
Human interface
TU STORM robots have other inputs for human interface.
● There are three digital switches – used to set parameters for the autonomous program.
● A potentiometer designed for calibrating the sensors and trimming the R/C servos.
Motion
● Two dense foam wheels ● Powered by modified heavy duty R/C servos. ● The PWM outputs from the controller are used to
drive the R/C servos.● A plastic ball skid as a third point of contact to
the terrain.
The robot can turn with a zero degree radius.
Power requirements
● The main battery is a Ni-Cad 6 cell 7.2v RC battery that can be quickly charged in 15min.
● The second battery is a 9v used for the infrared sensor.
TU STORM 2007 Dates
● Competition Workshops and Kickoff Thursday October 22, 5:30 PM
● Trial Competition Saturday November 3, 2:00 PM
● Competition Day Saturday November 17, 12:30 PM
● KEH Atrium, University of Tulsa 441 S. Gary, Tulsa, OK
TU STORM 2007 Staff
● Dr. J. C. Diaz, Professor of Computer Science ● Kyle Johnson, Computer Science, M.S. Student● Nick Malone, Computer Science, M.S. Student● Oly Mistry, Computer Science, M.S. Student● John Porter, Computer Science, M.S. Student● Ian Zedalis, Computer Science, M.S. Student
TU STORM 2007 Missions
● The 2007 competition will showcase five different missions. – Three missions will involve programming the TU
STORM robots. – One mission will involve completing the CAD design
in Inventor of a robot for a FIRST type of competition.
– Another mission will involve completing an animation in 3ds Max.
● The specifics of each mission will be announced at the end of the kick-off