Spring 2000 Schedule: TR 2:00pm-5:00pm in Workman 187 and 189

Instructors:

• Stephen Bruder, Office: Workman 207, Phone: (505)835-5272, email: bruder@ee.nmt.edu
• Kevin Wedeward, Office: Workman 221, Phone: (505)835-5708, email: wedeward@ee.nmt.edu

Mentors: Ben Hoover, Khanh Ngo, Julie Wiens

Course Objectives:

1. Design and build a mobile robot capable of competing in the Trinity College Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest or other mobile robot project approved by instructors.
2. Develop teaming skills, oral and written communication skills, and ability to decompose large problems.

Course Prerequisites:

• EE308 & EE308L (Microcontrollers)
• EE321 & EE321L (Analog Electronics)
• EE341 (Introduction to Linear Systems and Control Theory)

Topic Prerequisites:

1. In-depth knowledge of the MC68HC12 microcontroller.
2. Analog and digital circuit design.
3. Principles of linear time-invariant systems.
4. Proficiency in C programming.

Required Text: "Mobile Robots: Inspiration to Implementation", 2nd Edition by Joseph Jones, Anita Flynn, and Bruce Seiger

Schedule of Evaluations, Presentations, Reports, and Contests:

• Preliminary Design Review Presentation on Th 02/03/2000
• Midterm Functionality & Design Evaluation on Th 03/09/2000
• National Contest will be held at Trinity College in Hartford, CT on Sunday, April 16, 2000
• Final Presentation on S 04/29/2000
• New Mexico Tech Competition on S 04/29/2000
• Final Functionality & Design Evaluation on T 05/02/2000
• Final Report due by 5:00pm on T 05/09/2000

Grading:

• Weekly Reports: 10%
• Preliminary Design Review: 10%
• Midterm Functionality & Design: 20%
• Final Presentation: 10%
• Final Report (including electronic version): 20%
• Final Functionality & Design: 15%
• Neatness and quality of your robot: 5%
• Group Members Evaluation: 10%

Additional Requirements:

1. Closed-loop speed and wall-following control
2. Main program must be in 'C'
3. Neat and clean final design with good connectors
4. Each group will provide HC12 evaluation board, multimeter, logic probe, wire strippers, proto-board, and other basic tools (e.g., screwdrivers, pliers, etc.)