General information
| Team name: |
Team GroundBreaker |
| Institution: |
Aalto University University of Helsinki |
| Department: | |
| Contact: | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Team details
| Mentors: | Timo Oksanen, Jari Kostamo |
| Members: | Tuomas Ruotsalainen, Jaakko Laine, Jussi Linko, Teemu Koitto, Juuso Autiosalo, Alexander Brink, Eemeli Saarelma, Kimmo Kankare, Juho Kalliomäki, Peter Kronström |
Robot – basic information
| Web page: | http://autsys.aalto.fi/en/FieldRE | ||
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Dimensions: (W ×L ×H) |
390 x 750 x 560 (mm) | ||
| Weight: | 19 kg | ||
| Num. of wheels: | 4 | Turning radius: | 0.45m |
| Rain resistance: | Moderate rain and moisture | ||
Robot – mechanical details
| Drive concept: | Four-wheel drive |
| Steering: | Four-wheel steering, one steering servo per axle |
| Special characteristics: | Planetary gear box, pinion gear, differential |
Robot – electrical details
| Powered by: | 3x 5000mAh LiPo batteries | |||
| Motors: | 2x 12V DC motors | |||
| Controller: | Hybrid control – combination of PCs and microcontrollers | |||
| Sensors: | Camera: | 3x | Compass: | |
| Ultrasonic: | 4x | Gyroscope: | 3-axis | |
| Infrared: | 4x | Accelerometer: | ||
| Laser: | 1x | Mechanical: | ||
| Other: | Encoder-based wheel and steer odometry, GPS | |||
| Communication: | CAN, RS485 and Ethernet | |||
Robot – Software
| Operating system: | Windows CE and 7 |
| Programed in: | C#, Simulink code generation, C++ |
| Tools: | Visual Studio, Matlab, CodeVision AVR, SVN |
| Other: |
Robot – Strategy
| 1st task: | Laser scanner and gyro for row driving and turning |
| 2nd task: | Laser scanner to detect obstacles |
| 3rd task: | Machine vision to detect brown plants |
| Free style: | Blow everyone’s minds with a soil sampling trailer |
Robot – Investment
| Work hours: | 6000h |
| Components: | 4000 € |
| Other: | |
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Problems / Challenges
| Visual Studio. |
Other
