IMDL Fall 2012 Final Reports
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Robot |
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Final Paper |
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Bird Buggy
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Andrew Gray |
Bird Buggy is a mobile platform that a parrot can
utilize for self transportation. The robot can autonomously locate and dock with
a recharging station. The robot will also provide feedback to the parrot in
order to improve his (the parrot's) driving skills. |
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PropaGator
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Andrew Wegener |
PropaGator is an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV, i.e., a boat) The PropaGator will travel to GPS waypoints and ... |
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Marey's Hand
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Ilan Eskinazi |
Marey's Hand is a low-cost sEMG-controlled prosthetic hand for amputees. It analyses biopotentials from the user's muscles to actuate a hand mechanism in the desired manner.
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Fallen Angel
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Daniel Frank |
Fallen Angel is an autonomous mobile personal emergency response system. Fallen Angel patrols the home, avoiding obstacles while searching for someone who has fallen. Once a person is detected lying on the floor, it calls for help by sending an e-mail and text message to prearranged emergency contacts. |
Final Report
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AlienBot
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Juan David Rios |
AlienBot is an autonomous robot that can follow lines, perform color recognition and avoid obstacles. The AlienBot's goal is to find Aliens (colored objects) and shot them with a laser pointer. |
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The American
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Ivan Bukreyev |
The American With six legs, each with 3 degrees-of-freedom, The American will be able to walk with multiple gates. |
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Gift
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Kechen Tang |
Gift is a smart servant robot. She will follow a line in order to help find an item that was ordered and then bring it back. |
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HAPPY
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Mike McGrath |
HAPPY (He's A Pro Putter for You) is an autonomous, Happy Gilmore-themed, putting robot. He will locate a golf ball and putt it within a designated target area. |
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Wrench Dog
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Luther Lloyd |
Wrench Dog is a mechanics best friend because he searches the garage floor looking for wrenches, and picking them so that the mechanics can focus on their work. |
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Enforcer
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Eduardo Moreno |
The Enforcer searches for a target and tracks it. When he finds his target, he will enforce the law by delivering a painful blow. |
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Holey Moley
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John Phillips |
Holey Moley is a subterranean, mole-like robot. When she finds an wall obstructing her path, she can dig underneath the obstruction to reach her desired destination. |
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Wall Follower
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Xiaodong Fang |
Wall Follower is an automatic wall-following and color tracking robot. She will approach, detect and travel parallel to a wall (or large object). Once the wall is detcted, Wall Follower will look for a particular color to track. Wall Follower is my first step in creating a parallel parking robot. |
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Flame Wheel UAV
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Matthew Thompson |
The FlameWheel UAV is an unmanned aerial vehicle designed to autonomously transport and deploy payloads anywhere on the globe via GPS waypoints. |
