Georgia Tech
RescueBot
ARLISS Comeback
Competition 2013
ARLISS Competition 2012
• See website for videos
Agenda
• Contest overview and
rules
• Previous projects
• This year’s
international project
General “Stuff”
• Mid September in Black
Rock Desert, NV
• Two competition classes
– CanSat
– Open
• Ninth year Georgia Tech
has been involved
To Win …
1. Survive launch
2. Survive landing
3. Autonomously move
toward target
4. Stop within 50m
of target
5. Prove the device moved
autonomously towards
the target
Class Requirements
• CanSat Class
– Size and weight of Coke can
• Open Class
– Fit in 5.75” diameter,
9.57” deep cylinder
– Weigh less than 1050g
Year One
• Only CanSat entry
• Finished closest to target
• Outside of 100m
(1350m)
• Unable to prove
autonomous control
During Launch … Year 2
CanSat did not survive, and the
parachute was lost
Year Two - Rover
• CanSat entry
• Open-Class entry
– Wheeled rover
– PIC18F452 microchip
– Servomotors for drive
and steering
Year Three
• CanSat entry
• Open-Class entry
– Tracked rover
• Rover did not move
upon landing
• GPS antenna had
shorted, drained
battery
Year Four
• Only Open Class entry
• Only one tire inflated,
did not move upon
landing
• Finished 3,000m from
target
Year Five
• Only Open-Class
entry
• Two-wheeled
rover
Year Five Overview
Year Five Circuit
USB
Datalogger
GPS
BS2sx
0.26 miles
GPS Testing on La Playa
Year Five Results
• Landed 1.2km from
target
• Did not move much
due to bent axle
Year Six
Year Eight Results
• Survived impact without
physical damage
(encased wheels and
shock absorbers)
• Did not move after
landing
• Microprocessor
appeared functional,
but GPS not functional
Year Nine Results
• Survived landing without
major structural damage
• First launch, GPS unit broke
• Second launch,
microprocessor battery
depleted
Year 10
• Boeing-sponsored expansion to Georgia-Techbased club.
• Collaboration with international students
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Hungary (Budapest University of Technology and Economics)
Greece (University of Patras)
South Korea (Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
India (Indian Institute of Technology Madras)
Potential Concepts
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Hopping rotochute
Glider
Blimp
Fanboat
Rolling propeller car
Wheeled rover
Tracked rover
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Team Subgroups
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Electronic circuit design and construction
Hardware design and construction
Software – system integration
Software – guidance and control
Team coordination
Contest logistics
Questions?