3.2 KiB
Our plan
Brainstorm
the project we were asigned has give us a lot of creative freedom with the direction we want to take. Due to the possibilities presented we started brainstorming ideas for the project.
Purpose
At first we wanted to know the type of project we wanted to make, was it going to help people in need, fill a niche, fulfil a boring or dangerous job function, or be something that would entertain the people who used it.
We came to the conclusion that we wanted to either make something that was going to help people or fulfil a boring or dangerous job function. This is due to the fact that we think that having a robot take over from a human would prevent a bunch of unnecessary losses of life.
Ideas
After we had decided on the type of project we wanted to make we started brainstorming ideas for the project. We came up with a few ideas that we thought would be interesting to work on and that would show our skills in both software and hardware to a degree that we where happy with.
The ideas we came up with where:
- A robot that would scout old buildings for dangerous gasses or other hazards by checking with a bunch of sensors and cameras.
- A robot that would use a mechanic container/cooler to bring small amounts of supplies (food and medkits) to warzones and people in need.
- A mobile scarecrow that will ride around a farm scaring birds, checking for optimal growing conditions using sensors, and checking (and possibly fighting) pests.
- A robot that would be sent into buildings with a gasleak and check where the leak is the strongest and thus where it would most likely be coming from. (also possible lighting mechanic for controlled explosions in case of preventable disasters without loss of a human life)
- A mobile fire extinguisher placed in buildings or terrains that are prone to fires. The robot would be able to detect fires and extinguish them before they get out of hand. Or control the fire before the fire department arrives.
- A mobile solar panel that moves to the spot with the harshest sunlight (without a certain area). After which it would plug itself into a battery and charge it. This battery could then be used to power a building or a car.
- A robot that is dropped in dangerous environments to scout the area and report back to the people who sent it. This could be used in warzones, dangerous buildings, or other dangerous environments. It scouts for stuff in the air using air sensors, it scouts for stuff on the ground using cameras, and it scouts for possible hazards like fire using infrared and other sensors.
Decision
In the end we decided to go with the final idea. This was partially due to the fact that it merges some of the most interresting aspect of the other ideas. We think that this is the most fitting with our goal oof minimizing the loss of human life because it can be used in not just fires or gasleaks but also in warzones and other dangerous environments. This makes it so that it has way more usecases than the other ideas and the buyer has enough with just these robots to cover a lot of dangerous situations.
Realization & Plan
Hardware
Sensors
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IC's
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Motors
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Batteries
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