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