Preliminary Design Review EE 296 – Micromouse Spring 2007.

Preliminary Design Preliminary Design ReviewReview

EE 296 – MicromouseEE 296 – Micromouse

Spring 2007Spring 2007

Team Giga-CatTeam Giga-Cat

Team MembersTeam MembersMark FujiharaMark Fujihara

Christopher HoChristopher Ho

Katherine IshidaKatherine Ishida

David OtaDavid Ota

OverviewOverview

Build an autonomous robot mouse that can Build an autonomous robot mouse that can find the center of a 16 x 16 maze and then find the center of a 16 x 16 maze and then calculate the shortest path to the center.calculate the shortest path to the center.

Our Design So Far…Our Design So Far… Top Down sensors for path/wall detectionTop Down sensors for path/wall detection

4 sensors at each corner4 sensors at each corner 3 for error correction3 for error correction 1 for wall detection1 for wall detection

2 sensors in the middle for error correction 2 sensors in the middle for error correction during turnsduring turns

Two wheels and a ball bearing for mobilityTwo wheels and a ball bearing for mobility Stepper motorsStepper motors

Block DiagramBlock Diagram

Processor

Sensors

Chassis

Power

Sensor Layout Chassis Layout

Drawings and DesignsDrawings and Designs

Gantt Chart (updated)Gantt Chart (updated)For link to a larger version, please go to our website.

So What Have We Done?So What Have We Done? These have been our accomplishments up These have been our accomplishments up

to this pointto this point We have our sensor layout pretty much final.We have our sensor layout pretty much final. We have our chassis design pretty much final.We have our chassis design pretty much final. We started buying parts.We started buying parts. We started building the chassis.We started building the chassis.

What Now?What Now? Finish building the chassisFinish building the chassis Wire the rabbit with motors and sensorsWire the rabbit with motors and sensors Write a code and program processorWrite a code and program processor Test and Debug EVERYTHING!Test and Debug EVERYTHING!

MovementMovement Sensor PlacementSensor Placement CodeCode

Thank YouThank You

Any Questions, Comments, Any Questions, Comments, Suggestions?Suggestions?