Fire-Fighting Robot Team

Electrical EngineerMark MankusMechanical EngineersJason MedasJoe PyeKenny RoyLogan Trombley

Overview Competition Challenge Scoring Design Constraints Electrical Aspect Common Challenges Last Year Adaptations Gantt Chart Questions

Fire-Fighting Home Robot Contest

Trinity College in Hartford Ct.

Contest Rules

April 10th – 11th 2010

Team of 4 MEs and 1 EE

Challenge Team must build a totally

autonomous robot. Once turned on the robot will

navigate through a simulated house. Robot must detect a fire (candle) and

extinguish it. Extra Challenges(uneven floor,

random door placement, random candle placement, furniture, return trip, etc.)

Competition Scoring Score = Time Score x Room Factor x

Operating Modes Time Score = Total time to extinguish

candle Room Factor = Number of rooms

inspected Operating Modes = Various extra

challenges activated for the trial run Total Comp. Score= Score 1 + Score 2 +

Score 3

Final Score The Best Unified Robot Performance

(BURP)• 25% Poster Contest• 25% Robot Olympiad Exam• 50% Competition Score

Design Constraints Robot must fit inside a box with a

base of 31cm x 31cm and height of 27cm

There is no limit to the robot’s mass or material used, so long as there is no danger to teams, spectators or judges.

To detect the flame and navigate through the house any form of sensors may be used.

Electrical Aspect Decide upon a microcontroller that

will work well with our robot and has many I/O slots for sensors and monitors.

Program the microcontroller to control the navigation of the robot.

Program the microcontroller to analyze data and use data to move towards the fire (candle).

Common Challenges Getting stuck on walls, corners or

doorways. Calibrating sensors for performance

(ie. knowing when the sensors give false readings)

Adaptability to different courses Robot’s Logic TIME!!!

Last Year’s Design Treads 4 Position Sensors 1 UV Sensor 1 Infrared Sensor Programmed using LabView Aluminum Shell CO2 Extinguisher

Last Year’s Weaknesses During Competition the team set

their robot to a speed, which was previously untested and as a result incurred penalties.

Unreliability of extinguisher due to calibration

Not enough time to properly test all aspects

Fixing Last Years Weaknesses

Fabricate the robot sooner as to leave more time for trouble shooting and debugging.

Design a more accurate and reliable extinguishing device.

Gantt Chart

1 Design

1.1 Research

1.2 Design

1.3 Optimize Design

2 Implementation

2.1 Fabrication

2.2 Testing

2.3 Competition

18-Sep-09 18-Oct-09 17-Nov-09 17-Dec-09 16-Jan-10 15-Feb-10 17-Mar-10

Project Proposal

Start Date Days

Questions?