Sub Teams
Mechanical
Mechanical
This subteam works to design, assemble, and test the chassis, drive system, digging, and dumping.
This subteam works to design, assemble, and test the chassis, drive system, digging, and dumping.
Design
Design
Our robot is designed in SolidWorks, a solid modeling computer-aided design and computer-aided engineering application.
Assembly
Assembly
The mechanical team dedicates long hours in the lab manufacturing parts and putting them all together.
Testing
Testing
We test our robot in Holden Hall, which houses laboratories for the Mining and Minerals Engineering Department.
Controls
Controls
This subteam creates the circuitry and computer programs to make the robot move, process information, and respond to its environment
Electrical
Electrical
The electrical team designs circuits to distribute power throughout the robot and interface microcontrollers with sensors and actuators.
Software
Software
The software team programs the robot using ROS, a software framework. The team writes both the low-level code for motor and sensor control and the high-level algorithms for vision and navigation.