Project Overview

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Project Overview

• Dirt BOT
• Team Members Jeff Chalmers
• Jason Jellin
• Edward Aluede

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Description

• By the end of the given timeline, the team will
  produce a self-contained, autonomous robotic
  vacuum that can be used anywhere, anytime.

FOR MORE INFO...
Go to http//home.att.net/turbo.jeff/robot/home.
html
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Responsibilities

• Jason Jellin
• Project Manager
• Mechanical Design
• Jeff Chalmers
• Hardware Design
• Webmaster
• Edward Aluede
• Software Design
• Documentation

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Schedule

• Review of high-level schedule milestones

Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
FOR MORE INFO...
Go to http//home.att.net/turbo.jeff/robot/timel
ine.xls
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Schedule (cont.)

• Phase 1
• Rough-sketch idea of project
• Develop engineering specifications
• Understanding of what controls, actuators,
  sensors, etc. will be used
• Acquire and assemble documentation

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Specifications

• Workspace 10 x 10 space bounded by 2 x 4
  wood enclosure
• Inside the workspace 1 x 1 x 1 box
• Robot Frame 3/16 clear Plexiglas
• Height 12 maximum
• Width 12 diameter, half-circular base
• Ground Clearance (Robot) 1

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Specifications

• Motion control Servo Motors
• Servo Motor Specs
• Torque 249,984 Newton meters (224 ounce inch)
• Speed 0.20 second to turn 60 degrees at 6 Volts
• Size 5.8 x 3.0 x 6.1 cm (2.3 x 1.2 x 2.4 inch)
• Weight 118 grams (4.2 oz)
• Steering differential (2 driven tracks)
• Motion speed 3 per second
• Power Supply Two (2) 12 Vdc NiMH Batteries
• Expected Load Approximately 7 lbs.
• load frame motors tracks PCBA batteries
  vacuum (full)

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Competitors
Dirt Devil Bagless Hand Vac
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Competitors

• Eureka Robo Vac

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Specifications

• Dirt BOT (rough draft)

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Components

• Basic Stamp and Interface Board

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Components

• Basic Stamp Schematic

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Components

• Servo Motor

Servo Motor
Servo Motor Schematic
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Components

• IR Sensors

SpecificationsIR Receiver and Transmitter
IR Receiver
IR Transmitter