Basic Concept Platform Integration Motor Modules DC Motor

Basic Concept Platform Integration Motor Modules DC Motor Control AY 2006 -07 AY 2007 -08 100 kg Payload 10 kg Payload AY 2008 -09 AY 2009 -10 AY 2010 -11 1 kg Payload Small and Rugged Gen 2 w/ Suspension Direct Drive Wheel Gen 1: RP 1 MM +-100° steering angle Mass Production Forward and Reverse Cost Reduction PWM Power Inputs Reliability Testing Encoder Signal Outputs Gen 1: RP 1 Motor Control Downsize RP 10 MC Mass Production Re-use Design Content Cost Reduction Re-use Masks, etc from Reliability Testing P 08201 - Minimal new design, but scale down RP 10 Gen 2: RP 10 Motor Control Gen 2: RP 1 MM Mass Production Cost Reduction Reliability Testing Gen 2 RP 10 MM w/Suspension Gen 2: RP 10 Motor Control Mass Production Cost Reduction Reliability Testing Gen 2: RP 100 Motor Control Electronics to RP 1 Wireless Comm’s Use the Crossbow XCVR Mass produce based on from P 08201, Downsize the Crossbow technology. design Parallel development on a second, drop-in wireless technology as a future option w/ crossbow SPI Buss Comm’s. CAN BUS Comm’s. Incorporate first Generation Open Architecture Wireless System from RIT Sensors and Feedback Software System Develop Linux host machine software library using P 08201 as the development target Assume target microproc is the PIC family Independent Steering Autonomous Navigation Encoder Feedback Alternate Micro-processors as an option to PIC Analog Sensor Logging Slave to Payload Computer Complex Systems of articulated robots Master to Payload Computer