SoutheastCon for Senior Design

Project Description

This group is tasked with the design and construction of a fully autonomous robot capable of meeting the needs and requirements of the 2017 IEEE Southeast Con Hardware Challenge. Each stage of the competition will require various tasks of the robot to be completed as described below.

Stage 1

The robot is tasked with “uncovering the unknown”, by testing 5 various circuits in unknown configuration to determine what the hidden component is. Each component, a resistor, a wire, a diode, a capacitor, and an inductor, will be assigned a numeric value between and one and five. The robot will then store this information into memory for later use, as well as display the gathered code on a digital display.

Stage 2

The robot will compete in a “lightsaber duel”. After detecting the presence of a time variant electromagnetic field, “The Force”, the robot will initiate repeated contact with the arena’s “Lightsaber,” only when the field is being momentarily produced.

Stage 3

This stage calls upon the values gathered in stage one to “Bring down the shields” (IEEE Southeast Division, 2016). The robot will turn a dial a full rotation for each value collected from the 5 point circuit in stage one. With each value turning the opposite direction of the previous value. With an allowable ±15°.

Stage 4

The robot will “Fire the proton torpedo” (IEEE Southeast Division, 2016). The robot will be loaded with 3 Nerf N-Strike © Darts and tasked with launching them from a distance determined by the build team varying from 0’ to 8’ depending on the capabilities and design agreed upon. The target will be positioned 7.5” from the base of the arena and will consist of a 6”x6” square.