IMDL ROBOT S2014

An Ho

IMDL Spring 2014

Instructors: Dr. Arroyo & Dr. Schwartz

TA: Andrew Gray

Mission

A companion pet Response to command and giving

feedback Seek object specified by owner

Platform

Raspberry Pi + Gertduino boards Two wheels with motor driver Circular base, two floors:

1st: Hold motors, motor controller, IR, bumper

2nd: Hold RPi + uC boards, camera + servos Bluetooth headset, speaker

Connection Overview

Raspberry Pi

Gertduino

Headset

Motor Controller

Camera

Servos

Procedure

Obstacle AvoidanceFront IR sensors active during drivingBumper in front and back; push button

Stand still on boot upTrack object in front of camera

Remember object Find object

Intelligent

Detect object based on color/shapeFocus its eyes on the objectCamera moves using 2 servosUse OpenCV

Voice recognitionUse open source libraryResponse and change state based on

command from headset