EE 296-Micromouse Spring 2008 Team: CheeHeePono! Members: Mitchell La Puente Travis Suemori Travis...

EE 296-MicromouseEE 296-MicromouseSpring 2008Spring 2008

Team: Team: CheeHeePono!CheeHeePono!Members: Mitchell La PuenteMembers: Mitchell La Puente

Travis SuemoriTravis Suemori William ChangWilliam Chang

Ashley TomitaAshley Tomita

Mission Impossible-MicroSP08Mission Impossible-MicroSP08

To create a micromouse To create a micromouse (autonomous robot) that can (autonomous robot) that can navigate itself through a maze.navigate itself through a maze.

The mouse should be able to The mouse should be able to determine the quickest path to the determine the quickest path to the center.center.

Overall Block DiagramOverall Block Diagram

Tracking

Moving/Turning

Sensing

Control(Rabbit)

Module to Module InteractionModule to Module Interaction

Tracking

Moving/Turning

Sensing

Control(Rabbit)

WallsGaps

Choose motor movementTurningCentering

Position

The sensor moduleThe sensor module

So far we have….So far we have….

got the sensors to operate, know when got the sensors to operate, know when something is blocking it.something is blocking it.

the layout of sensors on the board.the layout of sensors on the board.

loaded sensor program on to Rabbitloaded sensor program on to Rabbit

The sensor moduleThe sensor module

We still need to…We still need to…

connect sensors to the body of the connect sensors to the body of the mousemouse

test sensors once it is attached to the test sensors once it is attached to the mouse (sensitivity, accuracy, etc.)mouse (sensitivity, accuracy, etc.)

The sensor moduleThe sensor module

Bottom view:Bottom view:

x (sensors)x (sensors)

Possible ProblemPossible Problem

Debugging codesDebugging codes Balance and weight distributionBalance and weight distribution Keeping the mouse centeredKeeping the mouse centered TIME!!!TIME!!! Sensor sensitivitySensor sensitivity

To be determined…To be determined…

Size and shape of the circuit boardSize and shape of the circuit board Size of the bodySize of the body Quantity of sensorsQuantity of sensors Programming codesProgramming codes

                 motor/wheels 

                 body of mouse 

                 code 

                 sensors 

                 circuit board 

                  Design

                 Final 

                 Critical Design 

                 Pre. Design 

                 Proposal 

                 Orientation 

                  Pres.

                  Activity

5 May

28 Apr

21 Apr

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                 move/turns 

                 code 

                 sensors 

                  Test

                 body of mouse 

                 code 

                 sensors 

                 circuit board 

                  Build

                  Activit

y

5 May

28 Apr

21 Apr

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                 Final 

                 Draft 

                  Reports

                  Activity

5 May

28 Apr

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14 Apr

7 Apr

31 Mar

24 Mar

17 Mar

10 Mar

3 Mar

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