Edwin Tan
Autonomous Robot for Disposing of Nuclear Waste Containers
Problem Description:
The robot must be autonomous: no human intervention and no tethers.
• The demonstration robot must fit in a shed for deployment.
• The demonstration robot must deploy from its shed autonomously.
• There is no weight limit for the robot.
• The robot should be able to complete a demonstration of depositing multiple containers into the borehole in less than 1 minute.
• The robot will be allowed three attempts to complete its demonstration phase.
System Description:
The system can be split into its component subsystems based on the functions that it achieves. The primary functions of the current system can be split up as follows:
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Ball detection
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Ball collection
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Line detecting
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Line following
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Ball dumping
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Mechanical Design:
Previous Design
Final Design
Control Algorithm
Circuit Diagram
