Advanced Mechatronics of Mobile Robots

ME363: Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering
ADVANCED MECHATRONICS OF MOBILE ROBOTS
Instructor: Ericson Mar
*Note: Fall 2005 course is titled ME412: Autonomous Mobile Robots
Robot Tank Battle Videos - Semester Schedule - ME363 Details
ME363 Resources - Class Notes - Parts Kit Info

*** Robotics Students: I have final reports if you want to view them for educational purposes. Email me.
*** There are assorted robot video DVD's and VCD's in the Prototyping Laboratory for your viewing pleasure.

Robot Tank Battle Videos

Tank Battle 2007 Clips

Tank Battle 2005 Clips

Tank Battle 2004 Clips

Semester Schedule - ME363\Schedule.xls

Week	Date	Topic	Project Due
1	8-Sep-2004	No Class
2	15-Sep-2004	Introduction and Overview
3	22-Sep-2004	Sensors	Form Groups
4	29-Sep-2004	Actuators/Controllers and programming
5	6-Oct-2004	Tools Overview/ Individual Robot Proposal Review	Robot Proposal
6	13-Oct-2004	68HC11 Assembler	Finalized Robot Proposal
7	20-Oct-2004	Behavioral Programming Concepts	Robot Construction Progress Oral Presentation
8	27-Oct-2004	Lab/Discussions	Robot Construction Progress Oral Presentation
9	3-Nov-2004	Lab/Discussions	Robot Construction Progress Oral Presentation
9	4-Nov-2004	Senior Projects Interim Presentations (where applicable)	ME163/ECE195 students must formally present progress
10	10-Nov-2004	Lab/Discussions	Completed Robot Platform
11	17-Nov-2004	Lab/Discussions	Light Tracking behavior
12	24-Nov-2004	Lab/Discussions	Obstacle Avoidance behavior
13	1-Dec-2004	Lab/Discussions	TBD
14	8-Dec-2004	Lab/Discussions	TBD
15	15-Dec-2004	Contest Running	Final Projects Due

ME363 Details

Course Description - ME363\Description.pdf

Semester Topics / Schedule - ME363\Schedule.xls

2004 Cooper Union Robot Tank Battle Arena

2004 Cooper Union Robot Tank Battle Rules

ME363 Resources

My Robotics Home Page - http://www.cooper.edu/~mar/Welcome.html

Videos of My Robot in Action - http://www.cooper.edu/~mar/mar.htm

My Robotics Links Page - http://www.cooper.edu/~mar/robotics_links.htm

Trinity College Fire Fighting Robot Home Page - http://www.trincoll.edu/events/robot/

Robotics Competition FAQ - http://robots.net/rcfaq.html

Resistor Color Code Guide - http://www.elexp.com/t_resist.htm

Class Notes

Sensors - ME363\sensors.pdf

Actuators - ME363\actuators.pdf

My Demo IC program - ME363\emantest.c

Parts Kit Info

Contact Sensor datasheet - http://www.mouser.com/catalog/specsheets/MS-100118.pdf

CdS Light Sensor datasheet - http://www.mouser.com/catalog/specsheets/083393.pdf

Reflective Photosensor (QRD1114) datasheet - http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/QR/QRD1114.pdf

IR Range Sensor (GP2D12) - http://www.acroname.com/robotics/parts/R48-IR12.html
IR Range Sensor (GP2D120) - http://www.acroname.com/robotics/parts/R146-GP2D120.html
IR Range Sensor Handy Board Application Notes - http://www.acroname.com/robotics/info/examples/GP2D12-1/GP2D12-1.html
Sharp Distance Sensors datasheets - http://www.sharpsma.com/sma/products/opto/OSD/distance_measuring_sensors.htm
GP2D120 Device Specification - http://www.acroname.com/robotics/parts/GP2D120_SS.pdf
Acroname Article "Demystifing the Sharp IR Rangers" - http://www.acroname.com/robotics/info/articles/sharp/sharp.html
Acroname Article "Voltage-to-Range Conversion" - http://www.acroname.com/robotics/info/articles/irlinear/irlinear.html

Devantec Sonar - http://www.acroname.com/robotics/parts/R93-SRF04.html
SF04 Technical Specification - http://www.robot-electronics.co.uk/htm/srf04tech.htm
SF04 Handy Board Application Notes - http://www.acroname.com/robotics/info/examples/srf04-3/srf04-3.html

Devantec Compass - http://www.acroname.com/robotics/parts/R117-COMPASS.html
CMPS03 Technical Specification - http://www.robot-electronics.co.uk/htm/cmps3doc.shtml
Andrew Chanler's CMPS03 Handy Board drivers - http://www.cs.uml.edu/~achanler/robotics/

Copal 60:1 Gearmotor - http://www.robotcombat.com/marketplace_ant_motors.html
Copal 60:1 measurements - ME363\copal_measurements60.gif

Standard Servo - http://www.acroname.com/robotics/parts/R29-MX-400.html

IR Emitting Diode (TSAL6400) - http://www.vishay.com/docs/81011/81011.pdf
IR Phototransistor (BPV11F) - http://www.vishay.com/docs/81504/81504.pdf

High Power Base LED (Green Lambertian - LXHL-MM1D) - http://www.luxeon.com/pdfs/DS23.pdf

Handy Board Home Page - http://www.handyboard.com/
Expansion Board for the Handy Board Home Page - http://www.handyboard.com/hbexp30/
Handy Board Technical Reference - http://www.handyboard.com/techdocs/hbmanual.pdf
Handy Board H-Bridge IC datasheet - http://focus.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/sn754410.pdf
68HC11 Microprocessor Reference Manual - http://www.handyboard.com/techdocs/moto-6811-techref.pdf
Dr. Fred Martin's Introduction to 6811 Programming (assembler) - http://www.handyboard.com/techdocs/6811intr.pdf
MC68HC11A8 Programming Reference Guide - ME363\MC68HC11.pdf
Yahoo! Newsgroup on Handy Board - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/handyboard/

Interactive C 3.2 download site - http://www.newtonlabs.com/ic/ic_download.html
AS11_IC Assembler (Interactive C Binary compiler) - http://www.handyboard.com/software/pcode_pc.zip