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Team Kelly

EGN 1935: ECE (Ad)Ventures. Team Kelly. Robot: Vern. Team Members: Kelly McEachern Ben Rush Greg Vozza. Bio of Kelly McEachern. 2nd semester Freshman Before this course I was deciding between Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Team Kelly

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  1. EGN 1935: ECE (Ad)Ventures Team Kelly Robot: Vern Team Members: Kelly McEachern Ben Rush Greg Vozza

  2. Bio of Kelly McEachern • 2nd semester Freshman • Before this course I was deciding between Electrical and Computer Engineering • Taking this course has helped me decide to major in Electrical Engineering • This class has shown me basic components of electrical devices such as • Resistors • Capacitors • PISO speakers

  3. Bio of Kelly McEachern (cont.) • When I graduate I want to work with solar energy • Creating solar panels • Maximizing solar panel efficiency and storage • Making solar panels more affordable to the masses

  4. Bio of Ben Rush • 2nd Semester Freshman • This class has helped me decide to major in computer engineering. • In this class I learned to use a potentiometer and oscilloscope. • This class made me more interested in learning about circuitry.

  5. Bio of Ben Rush • I now have a better understanding of what it takes to program a robot. • I’m now interested in building robots. • I’m not sure exactly what type of job I want, but I think I want to do something with networking and communications.

  6. Bio of Greg Vozza • 2nd Semester Freshman • Before this semester, I already knew I wanted to be an EE. • I took this class because I was interested in learning about the topics of Electrical Engineering. • In this class I’ve learned about a few of the electrical components EE’s work with such as CDS cells, servos and IR sensors.

  7. Bio of Greg Vozza (cont.) • Next semester I hope to get involved with working on one of the robotics projects on campus. After I graduate, I want to obtain an entry level engineering job with a major engineering company.

  8. Design Methodology • We used trial and error to decide the values for which to set the IR sensors and CDS cell. • We did not use time or distance measurements. • To navigate through the maze, our robot was programmed to avoid walls and obstacles using the IR sensors. • When it reached the “garage,” the robot was programmed to stop and play a sound, indicating that it had completed its task.

  9. Design Methodology (cont.) • Originally, our values were not sensitive enough, causing the robot to run into the walls. • After fine tuning the measurements, our robot, Vern, was able to successfully complete the maze.

  10. Team Conclusions • Using sensors can be more difficult than programming set distances, but sensors allow the robot to be autonomous and adapt to new environments. • You have to be careful of quirks that happen when programming the robots. • Using too many decimals can cause the program to run improperly.

  11. Team Conclusions (cont.) • If this class is ever reinstated students should definitely take it in the future if they have any interest in electrical or computer engineering. • Future students shouldn’t hesitate to ask questions because this helps you learn a lot more.

  12. Robot Video

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