ASME Student Design Competition: Remote Inspection Vehicle
Format
SOECS Senior Project Demonstration
Faculty Mentor Name
Kyle Watson
Faculty Mentor Department
Mechanical Engineering
Abstract/Artist Statement
Motivated by the tragedy that occurred at the Fukushima nuclear facility after the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, the 2013 ASME Student Design Competition has tasked students with designing a remote inspection vehicle that will perform predefined tasks. The tasks include reading a simulated gauge, retrieving and delivering two wooden dowel "sensors", and pressing a button. We used an existing VEX Robotics kit as the basis for our chassis design and made modifications as well as manufactured parts when needed. Additional parts include a vision system centered on a GoPro camera and our R.A.D.(Retrieval and Delivery) System, which was custom fabricated. By bringing together these different components, the robot is capable of navigating through obstacles through a tank tread design, can retrieve and deliver objects with the R.A.D. system, and can be controlled remotely with a VEX remote. The GoPro system provides live video so the operator can navigate the robot through the course. All of these systems combine to make a competition-ready vehicle.
Location
School of Engineering & Computer Science
Start Date
27-4-2013 2:00 PM
End Date
27-4-2013 3:30 PM
ASME Student Design Competition: Remote Inspection Vehicle
School of Engineering & Computer Science
Motivated by the tragedy that occurred at the Fukushima nuclear facility after the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, the 2013 ASME Student Design Competition has tasked students with designing a remote inspection vehicle that will perform predefined tasks. The tasks include reading a simulated gauge, retrieving and delivering two wooden dowel "sensors", and pressing a button. We used an existing VEX Robotics kit as the basis for our chassis design and made modifications as well as manufactured parts when needed. Additional parts include a vision system centered on a GoPro camera and our R.A.D.(Retrieval and Delivery) System, which was custom fabricated. By bringing together these different components, the robot is capable of navigating through obstacles through a tank tread design, can retrieve and deliver objects with the R.A.D. system, and can be controlled remotely with a VEX remote. The GoPro system provides live video so the operator can navigate the robot through the course. All of these systems combine to make a competition-ready vehicle.