Designing SUMOBOTS

TEAM C

Humberto Verdugo C2Michael Rodriguez C3Ngoc Tran C4Alan Hernandez C6

EGR-188-001Fall 201012/01/2010 Professor: Rakesh Pangasa

Goals:

• Design lightweight (less or equal than 1.3 lb) robot for SumoRobot competition.

• Build a competitive sumobot meeting the criteria given

• Obtain a decent place in the competition at the engineering celebrations

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1. A model for the body was proposed.2. Components were revised to check

functionality.3. The raw materials were put together.4. A frame was built.5. The components were placed on top of the

frame.6. The body was built and put on place.7. The chip was programed 8. Program was tested.9. Sumobot was tested.

Process:

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•First Attempt:- Electronic components: BasicX-24p micro

controller, sonic range finder, push switch, infrared sensor, parallax servo motors and circuitry.

The circuit board and the components were put together.

•Second Attempt:- Frame was built- Materials were reorganized on the frame

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Capability:1. The sumobot reacts when it

crashes an object2. It turns to both sides

Could not:3. The sumobot is not able to

differentiate the color (black & white) of the surface it is standing on.

Initial Results

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Core Components

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Summary & Conclusions

• As the sumobot initiates - There will be a 5 seconds delay before sumobot

initiates functions.

-After the 5 seconds delay, the sumobot will turn around in search of opponents to take them out of the safe area.

-If one whisker is activated, the sumobot will turn in the same direction of the activated whisker.

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Any questions?

by the way our strategy wont be given

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