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Interactive Robotics Laboratory
Yu Gu, Professor
College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
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MAE 211 Mechatronics Spring 2013 Final Project

  • Students dicussing robot design

  • Students working on a small robot

  • Students working on a small robot

  • Students working on a small robot

  • Students working on a small robot

  • Students working on a small robot

  • Students working on a small robot

  • Students working on a small robot

  • Students working on a small robot

  • Two robots competing in the Mechatronics class

  • Robots competing in the Mechatronics class

  • Robots competing in the Mechatronics class

  • Robots competing in the Mechatronics class

  • Robots developed during the Mechatronics class

    Team H: Lightning

  • Robots developed during the Mechatronics class Team M: Autobots

    Team M: Autobots

  • Robots developed during the Mechatronics class Team C: Prestige Worldwide

    Team C: Prestige Worldwide

  • Robots developed during the Mechatronics class Team B: Appalachian Robotics Alliance

    Team B: Appalachian Robotics Alliance

  • Robots developed during the Mechatronics class Team D: Autonomous Anonymous

    Team D: Autonomous Anonymous

  • Robots developed during the Mechatronics class Team E: Despicable Us

    Team E: Despicable Us

  • Robots developed during the Mechatronics class Team F: Robo-Pride

    Team F: Robo-Pride

  • Robots developed during the Mechatronics class

    Team J: LED-ers

  • Robots developed during the Mechatronics class Team K: We-Robot

    Team K: We-Robot

  • Robots developed during the Mechatronics class Team L: Self-Destruct

    Team L: Self-Destruct

  • Robots developed during the Mechatronics class Team G: Duemilanove

    Team G: Duemilanove

  • Robots developed during the Mechatronics class

    Team I: Brobots

  • Robots developed during the Mechatronics class Team A: Doom Buggie

    Team A: Doom Buggie

Introduction

The objective of the MAE 211 Mechatronics class is to introduce students to the design of systems containing mechanical, electrical, and electronic components (Syllabus). During the Spring 2013 semester the final project was to develop an autonomous rover that can navigate in both known and unknown obstacle courses. Students were working in groups with six persons per team. They also had to work with a set of size, weight, and cost constraints. Inspired by the DARPA Grand Challenge, the final demonstrations included three stages. For the first stage, a standard track was available to students long before the demonstration for testing and debugging. A secrete track was released 24 hours before the second stage demonstration. A race was conducted at the end between every two qualified robots. In addition to the demonstrations, each team was asked to submit a pre-proposal, a full proposal, and a final report during the project.   

Final Project

The final project turned out to be a great success. Out of a total 13 teams, 11 teams finished the stage one demonstration, 10 teams completed stage two, and 9 teams were eligible for the race. Through these hands-on activities, students learned about mechatronics design and development, testing and debugging, proposal and report writing, team working, and time management skills.



Students work on their robotic projects for MAE 211 Mechatronics class.