Ambassador Assisting Robot for Armstrong Hall - Trenton Computer

67 Pages·2014·10.32 MB·English

Ambassador Assisting Robot
for Armstrong Hall

RoScoE:
Robot of the School of
Engineering
Trenton Computer Festival Presentation
Harrison Billmers
Mike DiMeo
Andrew Specian
Advisors: Dr. Yunfeng (Jennifer) Wang
Dr. Orlando Hernandez
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Background: Tours of Armstrong are vital in
recruitment… it Can Be Extended
Multimedia Display

Insight into Facilities and Capabilities

Objective: Design a collaborative robotic platform
to aid in recruitment.
Design Objective
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Hello
My Name Is
RoScoE
Ambassador Assistant
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Mike Dimeo

● Drivetrain
● Frame Design
● Protective Case for the Electronics
● Appearance Aesthetics
Andrew Specian

● Project Manager
● Arm Design
● Media Collection and Tour Planning
Harrison Billmers (ECE)
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● Facial Animation and Motor Control
● Drive Motor Control with Navigation
● Safety
● Multimedia Interface
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111108222607/transformers/images/4/4a/Dotm-optimusprime-poster.jpg
http://forums.trossenrobotics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2036&d=1281619437
http://www.cearta.ie/wp-content/uploads/2006/hello_world.png
Roles
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Safety!

Multimedia Interaction

Body Language

Facial Expressions

Speech Output
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Approachable & Friendly Appearance

Mobile

Expandable
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Design Requirements and
Features
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Assisting Robot
Functions
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Minerva (CMU) JagBot (USA)
• Interact with
visitor by using
voice recognition
and travel to
locations around
a campus,
outdoors
• Graduate and
Undergraduate
• Successfully completed over
Thomas, Thomas G., Jr., and Michael V. Doran.
two weeks of interactions with "Robotics to Stimulate Learning Opportunities: A
Robot Campus Tour Guide." (2007): n. pag. Print.
guests at a Smithsonian "Mechanical Museum Aide Explains How Robots
Developed." CNN. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Dec. 2013.
museum
Tour Guide Examples
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Goals

Directions to exhibits
●
Additional information about an object
●
Video/Audio playback
●
The sources of complexity:

Automation of Human Interaction
●
Automation of Mobility (Location Mobility)
●
Vision Recognition
●
Speech Recognition
●
Performance reliability
●
Safety
●
Tour Guide Robots
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“A co-robot is something that can work

alongside you.”
• Affordable
• Multiple
Functions
• Programmable
http://www.gizmag.com/ubr-1-robot-unbounded-robotics/29472/
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1319859 (CEO Melonee Wise Unbound
Robotics)
Co-Robotics
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Robot Safety:

OSHA - Robotics
●
[1]
Awareness Barrier Device
●
Presence Sensing Devices
●
Emergency Braking
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Audible/Visual Warning
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Controls that initiate power or motion are
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constructed and guarded against accidental
operation.
Safety Standards
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