For the 1st systems demo, we worked on preparing an inital CAD design taking into account basic parameters like overall dimensions of the robot as per specifications, an initial idea of the locomotion technique and how the main frame would accomodate the electronics and payload.
Design of the leg showing a 2 DOF system
Full assembly of the robot's CAD model - version 1
This diagram illustrates the major cyberphysical subsystems of our robot, the individual components which make up each system, and the electrical and data connections between each system and component.
Below are the design trade studies we performed as part of our Design Proposal which informed our hardware selection.
This diagram represents how the different nodes of our robot's ROS architecture will communicate with one another. We will have 3 ROS Nodes, one for reading the user input, one for translating user input into robot commands, and one for sending motor commands to the motor control microcontrollers.
Circles represent ROS Nodes, diamonds represent ROS Topics, and rectangles represent external devices.
This diagram represents how the elbow joints of our legs would extend and retract during the robot's gait, based on the floor contact feedback provided by the Limit Switch Feedback node. We no longer use limit switch feedback to control motor motion, instead relying on an open loop system.
Matthew's ILRs
Atharva's ILRs
Atharva's ILR 01
Atharva's ILR 02
Atharva's ILR 03
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Atharva's ILR 05
Atharva's ILR 06
Jiamang's ILRs
Jiamang's ILR 01
Jiamang's ILR 02
Jiamang's ILR 03
Jiamang's ILR 04
Jiamang's ILR 05
Jiamang's ILR 06
Jiamang's ILR 07
Jiamang's ILR 08
Jiamang's ILR 09