- Project Overview
- Motivation
- The Robots
- Team Members
- Videos
- Documents
Project Overview
The project consists of two automated robots. The first robot, the turret, attempts to fire on the target by tracking it in real time. The second robot, the car, attempts to follow and track a person, avoid obstacles along the way . The first robot is a stationary platform that uses a Microsoft Kinect camera and USB turret. The second robot is a mobile vehicle that uses a Microsoft Kinect for tracking people.
Purpose and Motivation
There are many different motivations for this project. The first and foremost purpose of this project set out by our sponsor is to showcase at the Engineering Open House that ASU hosts. This project is a great way to showcase a real engineering application to younger students in a fun and interesting way. One goal is to allow students to watch the car try to navigate around object that they can place in its path while to tower tries to shoot the car. Other possibilities include showcasing the image recognition and tracking software or having students stand in the path of the car while it tries to navigate around them. Another motivation for the project is to advance the field of autonomous robots and motion tracking algorithms using the Kinect.
Team Members
- Michael Vetrano
- Edward Andert
- Eric Barber
- Roger Dolan
- Shang Wang
- Tom Barry