Name
Aeneas (named after a Trojan
hero)
Cost
unknown
Length
unknown
Width
unknown
Height
unknown
Weight
unknown
Lego Pieces used
unknown
Rescue Capacity: 1
Batteries needed: 3
Body Controllable Degrees of Freedom: 2
Arm Controllable Degress of Freedom: 3
Drive train
2- 360o servos, 2- gears as front
wheels
Other hardware
CMU Cam, IR line detector, 2- analog bend
sensors, IR line detector, digital compass, LED, photodetector,
DC motor, digital switch, 3- pneumatic switches, 5-
pneumatic actuators.
Descreption
Aneas houses a fully functional pneumatic arm equipped
with a fully automated pump mechanism. Victims are
tracked using the CMU cam located at the base of the
arm. While approaching the victim, a photo detector
is used to check weather the victim is in the correct
place to be extracted. The pneumatic actuators are
controlled by 3 individual servos and pull the victim
into the loading bay and keep him safely there. Using
the compass readings and the IR line detector, Aeneas
returns to the entrence of the arena (the safe zone)
to release the victim and return to find another one.
Click
here to see a video demonstration.
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