Hawaiian%20Punch

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Hawaiian Punch

• EE296
• Micromouse Presentation
• February 16, 2004

2
The Team

• Melvin Faylogna
• Fabrication and Assembly
• James Balais
• Documentation
• Elmer Constantino
• Programming Manager
• Jourdan Socito
• Project Manager
• Maricris Perdido
• Secretary/All-rounder

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Overview of the Project

• The goal of Micromouse is to build an
  autonomous mouse that is able to navigate and
  solve any given maze. The mouse itself must be
  no bigger than 25 cm x 25 cm. In addition, the
  maze will be a 16 x 16 square.
• Proposal Presentations
• Design Review Presentations (March)
• Micromouse mini-competition (April)
• Final Presentations (May)
• Requirements
• 3 Presentations
• 15 minute proposal presentation
• 15 minute design review presentation in
  mid-semester
• 30 minute final presentation at the end of the
  semester
• Each team will submit their ppt file for each
  presentation on the day of the presentation.
• Each team will create a web site for your
  project.
• Each team will submit a written project report at
  the end of the semester in both electronic and
  hard-copy form.

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Approach

• Top-down sensors
• Stepper motor
• Variable Torque and Speed
• Size
• Small as Possible
• Programming (Coding)
• Done concurrently with fabrication
• Primary Tracking
• Secondary Mapping

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Problems

• Lack of knowledge
• Time constraints
• Other classes
• Jobs/Work
• Lack of Resources
• Procrastination

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Expectations

• Greater knowledge of basic engineering principles
• Utilizing skills learned from classes
• Understanding of the big picture
• Project design and management
• Team work skills
• Time management

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Deliverable Goals

• Meet and/or exceed the minimum B requirement
• Make 45 degree turns
• Complete Mapping Code
• Acceleration capabilities
• Attractive design