Project
| # | Title | Team Members | TA | Documents | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Reconnaissance robot (SCD pitch) |
Shenyi Wang Sophie Jin Xuqing Sun |
David Hanley | design_document3.pdf other3.pdf presentation1.pptx proposal1.pdf |
Siebel Center for Design |
| Problem: When police officers need to check out suspects in an unknown location (e.g. their shelter), it can be dangerous sometimes. These shelters are usually dark and cramped for deceiving purposes. Police officers can be ambushed by suspects if they enter without having full awareness of the space. So if there is a robot that can help officers do some pre-recon, it can significantly reduce the risk. Solution overview: An reconnaissance robot that can move freely in such spaces and transfer back high-quality camera data. It can move through single point of entry without stucking and avoid obstacles around it. Design details: The robot’s basic model is a small car with camera(s) on top of it. The arm holding the camera could ascend, descend or rotate to capture different views of the surrounding. The camera will send data captured to end devices such as mobile phones or laptops. The robot has auto path finding mechanism which will allow it to investigate the area without being blocked or stucked. Sensors are used to allow the robot to detect obstacles around it. Users can also send signals start or pause the robot, and control its movement. Although there are similar products in the market, our product is designed to be smaller in scale, more cost-effective and customized. Criteria for success: The baseline is to have a controllable robot that can move on flat ground and camera data can be transferred to users in real-time. Additional features could include a user-controlled arm that can change the position of the camera, auto path-planning based on ultrasonic sensors and human position detection based on infrared sensors. Team member: Pu Jin(pujin2), Xuqing Sun(xsun63), Shenyi Wang(swang250) |
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