Project Summary
This quarter’s challenge was to navigate around the playing field (an on campus fountain)
and capture the most atolls. Each group created a capture vehicle controller (CVC) and an
atoll capture vehicle (ACV) for the competition. Each unit was equipped with a ZigBee
radio (wireless RF transceiver) to communicate between ACV, CVC, and the rest of the
class.
CVC Requirements
For more details on the project specifications, please refer to the project overview. You can also find information on the class-wide communications protocol.
and capture the most atolls. Each group created a capture vehicle controller (CVC) and an
atoll capture vehicle (ACV) for the competition. Each unit was equipped with a ZigBee
radio (wireless RF transceiver) to communicate between ACV, CVC, and the rest of the
class.
CVC Requirements
- Displays the current team in control of each atoll
- Has sufficient battery life to last 8 hours
- Uses 3 different sensing modalities for user inputs (in our case position, velocity, and force)
- Capable of bidirectional communication (sends commands at maximum frequency of 5Hz)
- Fits within a 72 inch outer perimeter
- Displays the team color with an electro-mechanical device
- Has the ability to operate under its own power
- Is equipped with an RFID antenna to capture atolls
- Is completely watertight
For more details on the project specifications, please refer to the project overview. You can also find information on the class-wide communications protocol.
