| Group |
2013-16 |
Status |
completed |
| Title |
Mars Rover Robot |
| Supervisor |
Dr. Sheldon Williamson |
| Description |
This project aims to design and build a robot, which may participate in the 8th iteration of the University Rover Challenge, hosted by the Mars Society. The goal of the competition is to build a stand-alone mobile rover which is capable of performing four activities in an open field of 1 km in diameter. The exact activities will be disclosed upon release of the 2014 rules and regulations (estimated to be released on the week of September 8th), but common activities include terrain navigation, package delivery to target locations and sample retrieval. In order to simulate a space mission, a team's designated robot operator will be confined to staying inside a closed tent during the competition in order to prevent them from having direct visual access to the field. In other words, the operator must rely on technological means (ex: GPS and webcam streams) in order to assess the environment. |
| Student Requirement |
ELEC 331 or ELEC 433 |
| Tools |
MATLAB/Simulink, PSim, Control desk (from dSPACE). |
| Number of Students |
5 |
| Students |
Wei Fang,
Gregory Gibson,
Huan Liu,
Teodor Alexandru Ionita,
Efthimos Zermalias
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