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East Carolina University
ATMAE 2016 Competition

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Design
• Wedge Battlebot
• Aluminum Angled Frame
• Armature
• Gripper, Two Servos for 270˚
Rotation
• Solid Rear Axle available thanks to
the Omni-Wheels
• Roll Back sensor compartment
2015 ECU Robot

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Components
• Armature
• Three servos to Adafruit Servo Controller to Raspberry Pi
• Motors
• Arduino to Raspberry Pi to Sabertooth Motor Controller
• Block Detection
• Ping Sensor to Arduino to Raspberry Pi
• Line Detection
• IR Sensors to Arduino to Raspberry Pi

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Design Issues
• Weight issues
• Motor Placement
• Armature Weight
• Motor Controller
• H-Bridge vs Sabertooth
• Xbox Controller Coordination
• Electric Components
• 3 IR sensors, 3 Sabertooth, 2 Arduinos
• Programming Raspberry Pi

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Method of Control
• Xbox 360 Controller
• Avoids Radio Interference
• Allows Button Mapping
• Allows Digital or Analog Control
• Triggers and joysticks give analog range
• Buttons give digital value
• Converts “string” information into integer

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Special Thanks
Jimmy Linn David Palamieri Kyle Marchand
Amy Frank Luke Pearson Mason Dietrick
Bill McClung Cameron Coleman Eric Baity
TJ Mohammed Oliver Chen
Judges