Proposal Presentation EE 396

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Proposal Presentation EE 396 MicromouseSpring
2008Saturday, February 9, 2008Donald Kim Lab
- POST 214
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Team Mighty Mouse

• Mark Fujihara
• Team Leader, Hardware Designer
• Bryant Komo
• Hardware Designer
• David Ota
• Programmer

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Project Overview

• Build an autonomous robot mouse that can
  find the center of a 16 x 16 maze, then calculate
  the shortest/fastest
• path to the center
• and make
• multiple runs.

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Our Approach

• Hardware
• Side looking sensors
• Unipolar/Bipolar stepper motors
• Printed circuit board
• Software
• Flood Fill Algorithm
• Solving Algorithm
• Mapping Code
• Sensing Movement Code

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Potential Problems

• Hardware
• Etching the circuit board
• Finding a balance between stability and weight
  for the chassis
• Software
• Mapping
• Solving Algorithm
• Other
• Staying within budget
• Staying on track and finishing on time

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What we expect to learn

• How to work in a team
• How to follow a budget
• How to etch a circuit board
• How to apply our knowledge and skills to a real
  life situation
• Programming (algorithms, mapping, movement)
• Circuit building
• Debugging circuits and programs
• Learning from past mistakes doing Micromouse

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Team Goals

• Implement the side looking sensor technology
• Build a mouse that can efficiently find the
  center of any maze
• Follow the flood fill algorithm
• Map the maze
• Solve the maze
• Make 45 turns
• Bring a mouse to the mainland and win!

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Proposed Schedule

• Gantt Chart

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Task Week Number Week Number Week Number Week Number Week Number Week Number Week Number Week Number Week Number Week Number Week Number Week Number Week Number Week Number Week Number Week Number
Task January January January February February February February March March March March April April April April May
Task 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Planning Research Five weeks Five weeks Five weeks Five weeks Five weeks                      
Learn side sensor technology                                
- Components, batteries etc.                                
Research IC parts stores                                
Development Design   Six weeks Six weeks Six weeks Six weeks Six weeks Six weeks                  
Design chassis                                
Sensor placement                                
Motor and sensor circuit testing                                
Fabrication             Four weeks Four weeks Four weeks Four weeks            
PC Board                                
- Layout circuits, etch                                
Build chassis                                
Connect components                                
Programming       Eleven weeks Eleven weeks Eleven weeks Eleven weeks Eleven weeks Eleven weeks Eleven weeks Eleven weeks Eleven weeks Eleven weeks Eleven weeks    
Movement sensing code                                
Hugger code                                
Solving code                                
Testing Debugging       Eleven weeks Eleven weeks Eleven weeks Eleven weeks Eleven weeks Eleven weeks Eleven weeks Eleven weeks Eleven weeks Eleven weeks Eleven weeks    
Every step of the way!                                
Finish                             Two weeks Two weeks
Compete at regionals                                
Final Presentation                                
Win Mini-competition II                                
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Thank you!

• Any Questions??