General information
| Team name: | Team Floribot |
| Institution: | Heilbronn University |
| Department: | Faculty mechanics and electronics |
| Contact: | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Team details
| Mentors: | B.Eng. Michael Gysin |
| Members: | Benedict Bauer |
Robot – basic information
| Web page: | www.floibot.de | ||
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Dimensions: (W ×L ×H) |
ca. 41 cm × 48 cm × 40 cm | ||
| Weight: | ca. 25 kg | ||
| Num. of wheels: | 3 | Turning radius: | ca. 30 cm |
| Rain resistance: | A little | ||
Robot – mechanical details
| Drive concept: | differential drive |
| Steering: | |
| Special characteristics: | Differential wheeled robot made of aluminium profiles. |
Robot – electrical details
| Powered by: | NiMH Akku | |||
| Motors: | Ebmpapst BCI geared motor (worm drive) | |||
| Controller: | Sabertooth 2x25 | |||
| Sensors: | Camera: | Webcam | Compass: | - |
| Ultrasonic: | - | Gyroscope: | - | |
| Infrared: | - | Accelerometer: | - | |
| Laser: | Hokuyo laser range | Mechanical: | ||
| Other: | incremental encoder | |||
| Communication: | WLAN | |||
Robot – Software
| Operating system: | Xubuntu |
| Programed in: | C |
| Tools: | Matlab Simulink |
| Other: | Code generated from Simulink model in conjunction with ROS drivers. |
Robot – Strategy
| 1st task: | Essential strategy: potential field method |
| 2nd task: | potential field method with advanced logic |
| 3rd task: | Same as 1st task with image acquisition |
| Free style: | - |
Robot – Investment
| Work hours: | lots |
| Components: | 10.000 € |
| Other: | - |
| Sponsored by: | - |
Problems / Challenges
Other
