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Project Description
Our project seeks to improve the solution of robotic ground surveillance by developing an autonomous robotic vehicle using computer vision and ultrasonic sensors that will aid the military personnel in finding a point of interest such as an injured individual, bomb, enemy combatant, vehicle, and much more. The robotic vehicle will have three primary functions to demonstrate how our robot could achieve this. The functions being survey for a point of interest (POI), track a POI, or find a POI. Surveying a POI means that the robot will move to the target location and use its camera to gain a visual of an entire area. This is a basic reconnaissance mode that is useful gaining information on an area and for finding a potential target. The track command will be used to follow a desired target. A color or special target will be designated as the tracked object, and the robot will be programmed to recognize the designation and once it is locked, it will follow the target and keep a visual of it in the camera. The find command will cause the robot to find a target with the designation. Along with the survey function, the robot can move to a desired location and search an area for a target, then with the track function the robot can lock onto that target and follow it until the command is canceled.
Group Members
Kevin Plaza: Kevin is receiving his bachelor's in Computer Engineering from the University of Central Florida. He is presently working at Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control in the College Work Experience Program. He plans on staying at Lockheed Martin MFC in a full time position as a Systems Engineer. He is currently a member of Tau Beta Pi and the UCF Honors College.
Austin King: Austin is a senior at the University of Central Florida studying Computer Engineering working part time for Pinnacle Solutions, Inc. as a Software Engineer looking towards full time employment with Pinnacle following graduation. Austin King plans to pursue a Masters in Computer Engineering or Computer Science in the coming years.
John Baumgartner: John is a UCF senior studying Electrical Engineering and will be attending law school at the University of Alabama. He hopes to use his engineering degree to practice as an intellectual property attorney.
Ryan Hromada: Ryan is receiving his bachelors in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida. He is currently interning at Siemens in the Major projects and services division. He will continue as a full-time project engineer at Siemens upon graduation.