egn 1935 ece (ad)ventures team “pretty flowers” consisting of: carolyn huntley nicholas brown...

EGN 1935ECE (Ad)Ventures

Team “Pretty Flowers”Consisting of:

Carolyn HuntleyNicholas BrownNatalie Ganio

Presentation Overview•Meet the Pretty Flowers

•Design Methodology•Problems and Solutions

•Team Conclusions

Natalie Ganio

Natalie Ganio•Freshman pursuing a major in Mechanical Engineering•Her future goals include continuing into graduate

school for Biomedical Engineering and traveling to

third world countries•“There are two means of

refuge from the miseries of life:

music and [robots].”-Albert Schweitzer

Nicholas Brown

Nicholas Brown•Freshman pursuing a major

in Environmental Engineering •His future goals include

pursuing a career in environmental remediation

and saving the environment.•Jules Renard- "Laziness is nothing more than the

habit of resting before you get tired."

Carolyn Huntley

Carolyn Huntley•Freshman pursuing a major in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and a minor in

Electrical Engineering•Her future goals include

pursuing a career in robotics as a Disney Imagineer

• “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage

to pursue them.” – Walt Disney

Design MethodologyWe began this lab having trouble using the sensors,

however, after three separate attempts we were able to

create a functioning program. We used this code as the basis for the racing round. We had to

adjust the code to make the sensors more sensitive than it was for previous mazes.

Design Methodology Continued…

Our usage of the sensors included not only single sensor commands, but

combinations of two sensors to avoid catching in

corners. This was crucial because Awesome Blossom

had a tendency to box herself into corners!

Problems and their Solutions

Our main obstacle was learning how to use the program to successfully

program the robot’s sensors. Three attempts later and we

had perfected our code.Also, Awesome Blossom was a robot who loved corners, so we

had to tweak the code many times to avoid this hazard.

Awesome Blossom lines up to start…

Team Conclusions•Higher appreciation of

Electrical Engineering and robotics

•Teamwork is key!•Intuitive problem solving•Hands-on experience in

robotics