Wednesday, October 2, 2013

What we are doing now

Rogene
What we are doing now


One of the first concerns VelcroSat tackled was how would we sense debris in space. There many different types of sensors but we decided to choose ultrasonic sensors to develop a concept. Deciding which sensors to use was easy enough, but what exactly would we do after we sensed an object? This question became the base for our project. After some brainstorming and bouncing ideas back and forth off each other, we decided to triangulate the sensors. By using multiple sensors we could sense direction and velocity. Then, as the cube tracks an object it will continue to adjust and follow until it collides. In order to demonstrate how this theory will work, we are building a robot that will follow a ball across the room. Currently we have already built the frame and attached the sensor and motors. The next step is to program the robot and put on another sensor. We should have the project completed and ready by the end of the summer.

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