THE MMM

Operation RecoverJordan Kernaghan & Revanth Vedula

6/17/11

In some cases humans can’t get to plane crashes, that’s when they send robots in

Outline of Presentation

Objectives Introduction Problem Analysis Results Conclusion

Objectives

Move the two red hockey pucks into their checkpoints

Keep the robot on the black line Not to touch the robot Sound started

Introduction

Motivation: create a robot to retrieve debris from a plane crash

Used Lego Mindsto rms® to program the robot

Problem Move the red pucks (debris) to their

designated check point Keep the robot on the line Don’t touch the robot (bonus) complete the task in under 2

minutes

Analysis

Programming the robot to: Turn at the right time and amount Go the right distance Using light and sound sensors

Results

Both red pucks reached their checkpoint Robot finished the course in under 2

minuets Robot stayed on the line

Conclusion

More robots = more people safe Radiation, toxic, and natural disasters Made us think like an engineer