Drum Bot By Rachel Hoffman Objectives Mission Overview
Drum. Bot By Rachel Hoffman
Objectives Mission Overview Hardware Software Special Sensor Behaviors Timeline Questions
Mission Allow users to hear what their drum beats sound like when air drumming
Hardware Beaglebone Black 12 -24 V DC Solenoids Turnigy 2200 m. Ah 3 S 20 C Lipo Pack IR Proximity Sensors Bump Sensors Roomba Drive Wheels and Motors Series 1 Xbee DRV 8801 Single Brushed DC Motor Driver Carriers
Software Linux- Debian Microsoft Kinect SDK MATLAB 2014
Using the Kinect MATLAB 2014 is compatible with the Microsoft Kinect SDK and has a lot of features built in. Video acquisition and Skeleton Tracking only require a few lines of code to use these features.
Kinect
Behaviors Skeletal tracking to track hand movements Interpret motion and position of human and translate into hits on corresponding drum Obstacle Avoidance
Sponsorship?
Timeline o 1/12: Understand Beagle. Bone Black and python and order sensors and actuators o 1/19: Order remaining components, have full control of sensors o 1/26: Begin assembling platform, implement motion control o 2/2: Begin Special sensor testing, begin obstacle avoidance o 2/9: Finish obstacle avoidance software and control, continue assembling platform o 2/16: Continue Special Sensor integration o 2/23: Continue Special Sensor integration o 3/9: Integrate behaviors o 3/16: Integrate behaviors o 3/23: Continue debugging and finalizing design o 3/30: Continue debugging and finalizing design 4/6: Assemble Drums, continue improving 4/13: Assemble Drums, continue improving
Questions? Contact me at: rhoffman@ufl. edu (850)418 -3077
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