Autonomous NERF Turret with Facial Recognition (ANT-FR)

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ANT-FR consists of two computer engineering students and one electrical engineering student, each of which brings in unique traits and skillsets to the project. Below is a brief bibliography of each team member who worked on ANT-FR and their core responsibilities for this project.

Steffen J. Camarato is a senior computer engineering student who is also minoring in intelligent robotic systems. He served in the United States Marine Corps where he learned valuable skills in leadership and project management, as such, he takes on the role as the project manager for ANT-FR. Steffen currently works in a 3D Printing Laboratory and provides great insight for 3D printing and various drafting and design technologies. He has taken courses in Introduction to Robotics, Robotics Systems, and Robot Vision which provides an educational background for the facial recognition component of this project. Steffen’s background supports key components for this project, such as the machine learning, facial recognition, and the robotic design, which he is responsible for.

Nicolas Jaramillo is a senior computer engineering student, minoring in intelligent robotic systems. He has taken courses in Robotic Systems, Robot Vision, Embedded Systems, and Principles of Software Development. He is a founding member of his high school’s F.I.R.S.T. Robotics team, taking part in competitions throughout Florida and heading the team’s treasury and electrical systems departments. Nicolas has experience in formal presentations, cooperation between different subsystems, and tracking costs and materials of projects. He has a great understanding in various programming languages, ranging from assembly to general purpose and to object-oriented. Nicolas has a solid foundation to develop the software components of this project. These software components include processing digital signals, controlling system peripherals, and connectivity between the database of targets and the facial recognition runtime. Nicolas is responsible for the development of the applications frontend and backend, as well as the embedded systems operation on the PCB.

Michael A. Young is a senior electrical engineering student. He has over two and a half years of experience working with an electrical engineering team designing low/medium voltage power systems for industrial applications. Michael also has extensive experience working with AutoCAD and modeling 2D/3D projects. Additionally, he has further focused his technical skills by taking courses in Fundamentals of Electric Power, Electric Machinery, and Introduction to Smart Grid. Altogether, Michael's experience in power systems design makes him the perfect fit for leading the team in designing the printed circuit board (PCB), power components, and assisting in modeling key framing components, which will be his responsibilities for this project.

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Senior Design 2 Documents

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