General information
| Team name: | Kamaro Engineering e.V: |
| Institution: | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
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Department: |
MOBIMA |
| Contact: | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Team details
| Mentors: | - |
| Members: | 56 |
Robot – basic information
| Web page: | www.kamaro-engineering.de | ||
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Dimensions: (W × L × H) |
55x90x50 cm | ||
| Weight: | 30 KG | ||
| Num. of wheels: | 4 | Turning radius: | 60 cm |
| Rain resistance: | IP 22 | ||
Robot – mechanical details
| Drive concept: | Four-wheel-drive, two differentials |
| Steering: | Four-wheel-steering with independent axles |
| Special characteristics: | Lots of traction and good ground clearance |
Robot – electrical details
| Powered by: | 2x 22,2V, 5000 mAh, Li-Poly | |||
| Motors: | Dunkermotoren BG72x25CI (Traction) | |||
| Controller: | ARM Cortex M4 STM32F4 Board (CAN) | |||
| Sensors: | Camera: | Webcams (Logitech) and Industrial (Baumer) | Compass: | MEMS |
| Ultrasonic: | Optional (Baumer) | Gyroscope: | MEMS | |
| Infrared: | - | Accelerometer: | MEMS | |
| Laser: |
SICK LMS100/ SICK TIM 551 |
Mechanical: | Steering position encoders and many switches | |
| Other: | ||||
| Communication | W-LAN, Gbit-LAN, CAN, USB, UART, I²C, PWM | |||
Robot – Software
| Operating system: | Debian Linux (PC), Microprocessor Code (Master Board) |
| Programed in: | Java, C#, C++, C |
| Tools: | Visual Studio, Eclipse |
| Other: | Custom Code |
Robot – Strategy
| 1st task: |
“It's a marathon, not a sprint, unless it's a sprint, then sprint.” Choose the longest obstacle free space in front of you as your path. Turn, if you think you have reached the end of the line. |
| 2nd task: |
“When in doubt, know your way out.” See task 1, additional routines for obstacle detection an routing strategy |
| 3rd task: |
“Double-knot your shoes.” Use two LIDARs to gather enormous amounts of data. Then make sense of it. |
| Free style: |
“Swiss army knife” Pulling a trailer packed with surprising features. |
Robot – Investment
| Work hours: | Approx. 20 – 30 Students x 3 years x 10 hrs./week |
| Components: | |
| Other: | Countless individually designed and manufactured parts |
| Sponsored by: |
Main sponsors: Supporting association of the MOBIMA chair Supporting association of the students of the KIT Many Companies supplied parts for free or at discount (SICK, Dunkermotoren, Nozag, Igus, Conec, Weidmüller, Metallbau-Schreiber, Kern, Baumer, Pepperl + Fuchs, Bosch Rexroth, Mädler) Many individuals at the KIT helped us to unbureaucratically use time and resources scattered around the university. |
Problems / Challenges
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Managing the cooperation in a large team. Finally unleashing our competitive advantage in mechanical and electrical engineering. Gathering resources for our work. (Sponsors welcome!) Avoiding over engineering. Avoiding under engineering. Complex software – complex bugs – lots of cookies and coffee. Introducing reliability and performance upgrades to mechanics, hardware and software. Calibrating the Ballmer peak. |
