RASmanian Devil
IGVC, 2009

Task:
The 3rd IGVC robot from UT-Austin started as our homemade segway, the RASway. Runs an outdoor course avoiding painted lines and obstacles, using a webcam and laser rangefinder.

Specifications:
Microcontroller - Vex with pic18F8520
Motherboard - picoITX
Main Sensors - Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000, Ublox AEK-4H GPS, OS-5000-S Compass
Low Level Sensors - Hokuyo UHG-08LX Laser Rangefinder, Grayhill 63R256 Encoders
Software - C++, OpenCV, C code for Microcontroller (MPLab)
Drive - 4 2.5" CIM motors, Dewalt gearboxes, 2 Victor 885 motor controllers
Communication - 802.11g wireless

Members: Richard McClellan, Kevin Baker, Nicu Stiurca, David Yanoshak, Alex Boehm, Juan Ortiz, Stephen Hall

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