Team: The Hammer

Robot: The Nail

Team MembersMatthew Brooks

Brian ClarkeTroy Grant

Jennifer Griffith-Delgado

Presentation Summary

Member BiographiesDesign MethodologyProblems and SolutionsTeam Conclusions

Biographies

Matthew Brooks3rd semester SophomoreEE but I might change to CE or METhis class has shown me the many opportunities

available in Engineering.I plan to join an engineering club and take part in

projects and competitionsGraduate UF with a bachelors in some form of

engineeringNever be afraid to get your feet wet.

Biographies•Brian Clarke

1st semester FreshmanElectrical Engineering MajorThis class has given me insight into what engineering

involvesProblems/Solutions

Tools/Techniques

I’m planning to get into the lab and involved in some projects or research

I’d like to work for a big company and have the ability to travel to work on various international projects

Do well early in college, but take time to have fun.Football games, Basketball games (FREE)

Intramurals, clubs, organizations, events, etc.

Biographies

Troy Grant

Biographies

Jennifer Griffith-Delgado3rd semester SophomoreFormerly a PR major, now EEI've learned about problem solving, basics of circuits, and how to make robots 'smarter' by actually doing it myselfIn the future, I want to get involved with some projects and hopefully build my own robot (amongst other things)At UF, I want to get involved with MIL and IEEE. I also want to eventually do an REU and/or have an internship or two before I graduate.

Biographies

Jennifer Griffith-Delgado (cont'd)Career plans? I want to have a job someday that lets me keep learning about and building electronics. I also want to develop open source hardware projects, like this one: Uzebox!

Hmm...wisdom? Take a class in your major as soon as possible so you can figure out if that's really where you want to be for four years or more.

Biographies

And...Our robot, The Nail!

The Nail's latest accomplishment: conquering the maze

Design Methodology(or how we got our robot through the maze)

Our major method was trial and error We used all of the sensors available

IR sensors to avoid walls

Photocell to determine where to stop and play sound

Things we tried but had to changeUsing each IR sensor by itself to decide which way to turn

Checking the photocell resistance level before anything else

Team Conclusions

We learned a lot about basic electrical components and how some everyday electronic devices work

We gained hands-on experience programming robots, bread-boarding, soldering, and using oscilloscopes

Take advantage of opportunities to get hands-on experience because that's the best part of engineering

The End!

And now for your amusement:The Blooper Reel :)

(because a robot is only as smart as you program it to be...and no programmer is perfect)

Blooper Reel!