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Introduction to Micromouse

Introduction to Micromouse. WVU IEEE Student Branch 9/24/2014 Stephen Itschner. What is a Micromouse ?. Autonomous robot able to find its way through a maze in the shortest possible time Maze is a fixed size, but configuration is unknown until the competition

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Introduction to Micromouse

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  1. Introduction to Micromouse WVU IEEE Student Branch 9/24/2014 Stephen Itschner

  2. What is a Micromouse? • Autonomous robot able to find its way through a maze in the shortest possible time • Maze is a fixed size, but configuration is unknown until the competition • Cannot receive any external input or control (limited to onboard hardware and processing) • Robot no more than 25cm x 25cm

  3. Many Possible Designs

  4. This Mouse Has Solved the Maze

  5. How to Win Get to the center squares in the shortest time 1 of the 4 corners is the starting block

  6. The Only Info Going In: • Maze size is 16 squares by 16 squares • Each square is 18cm X 18cm (16.8 cm between walls) • Walls are 5cm high, red on top, white on sides (IR reflective paint) • Floor is black (IR absorbing paint) • Goal will always be to reach the center 4 squares

  7. Rules • The robot cannot: • Burn through, cut through, fly over, or climb over the walls • Damage the maze in any way • Leave parts of itself behind • Be powered by any flammable substance • The clock starts when the robot leaves the starting square and stops when it enters the goal square, measured from the front edge • Each robot gets 10 minutes to run the maze as many times as desired • The official time is the fastest run completed within the 10 minute period • Every time the mouse is touched after being set down is a 30 second penalty added to the fastest run • Slow robots that solve the maze place higher than fast robots that do not

  8. Cash Prizes (vary by year) • Option 1: built from a commercial OTS kit • $300 1st • $200 2nd • $100 3rd • Option 2: built from scratch • $600 1st • $500 2nd • $300 3rd

  9. An Expert Micromouse, Fast Run Only: • https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCUQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DCLwICJKV4dw&ei=WRwjVMjhH4u3yATlhYKAAQ&usg=AFQjCNG2lzYRu1DWSXm-Bf7lTsi5c8iGvQ&bvm=bv.76180860,d.aWw

  10. Path Forward for WVU IEEE Scratch Team Kit Team Order known working hardware Program the maze exploration and solving Pros: Known, working hardware Online support Potential for finding source code online Cons: Lower prize Other teams have same advantages • Currently own a micromouse made from scratch • Pet project of the presenter since ~Sept. 2013 • Needs to be debugged and programmed • Optimizations to hardware permissible • Full hardware and design brief available for those interested

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