Jeeves
Team members:
- Hameed Ebadi
- Chris Pearson
- Alissa Halvorson
- Daniel Steffy
- Bogdan Pisica
Our project will be a Robot Butler (henceforth known as Jeeves) that will bring the user a beverage. This will be accomplished by the operator having a beacon on their person that allows the Robot to identify which direction it should go. Jeeves then uses path-finding to get from its current location to the user's location. Jeeves' original location can be set by the user, which will be the location it returns to while idle. The user can select from several beverage options, which Jeeves then processes and acquires the correct selection from a dispenser at its home location. It then brings the beverage to the user and uses a similar method to return to its home location.
We plan on using a unique signal that Jeeves will be able to receive and interpret to determine both the direction of the beacon as well as the specified beverage choice the user made. We also will be using directional antennae for the long range direction finding and use a RFID tag for short range determination of when the robot needs to stop. If needed, we can use a line-of-sight sensor that will determine the long range direction. We are planning on using ultra-sonic sensors to determine how far away Jeeves is from the different objects and hazards in its path. The robot itself will have two separate wheels and motors as well as a third wheel for stabilization.