Design Requirements:

• Run completely autonomously
• Robot must have dimensions less than 1'x1'x1'
• In a 4' x 4' platform find a billiard ball
• Retrieve the billiard ball once found
• Deliver the billiard ball to a collection bin an the end of an inclined and ramp with three 90 degree turns
• Return to starting area

Design and Fabrication

• Modeled and analyzed using Solidworks 2013
• Programmed using Labview
• Structural parts machined on ULCA student machine shop
• Used SB-Rio board to wire and program robot
• Motors controlled with Pulse Width Modulation.
• Motor controller, motors, sensors, wheels and the rack and pinion were all purchased from online vendors.

And finally to view the presentation we made showcasing the design process and what we learned click the following link. Mo Presentation.