Autonomous Turret Mounted Sentry

Awarded Best in Show at the 2018 Fall Senior Design Day Showcase!

Project Description

The Autonomous Turret Mounted Sentry henceforth known as TankBot, is a combination of two catagories of project, an autonomous turret capable of recognizing people in its frame of vision via a camera and computer vision software, and a mobile base utializing mecanun wheels to implement omnidirectional movement. Attached to the turret is the [insert gun name here], an automatic airsoft rifle, it was replaced with a laser point for the demonstration and testing while on campus.

Technologies


Mecanum Wheels allow the robot to strafe side to side in addition to the regular forward and back ward motion allowed by regular wheels.	Torquenador Motors were responcible for the locomotion of the robot, they were chosen becuase the torque and power consuption were in line with our specifications.	Pi Camera V2 is the eyes of the computer vision system, it has a variable resolution such that we could adjust the resolution in order to maximize preformance of the robot.

Group Members


Stephen Greene is a senior at the University of Central Florida studying Electrical Engineering. He has worked in and is interested in continuing to work in the field of robotics.	Anthony Speake is a senior at the University of Central Florida studying Electrical Engineering. He has worked in and is interested in embedded programming with Linux systems	Emmanuel Sotomayor is a senior at the University of Central Florida studying Electrical Engineering. He has worked in and is interested in continuing in the field of control systems and embedded systems.	Conan Wilson is a senior at the University of Central Florida studying Electrical Engineering. His interests involve filter design, quantum computing, and communication theory.