Fully Autonomous Rover
Fully Autonomous Rover
Overview
With a team of 5 other Olin students, I helped built a fully autonomous rover that was capable of driving around campus. The Rover was capable of driving from point to point while preforming obstacle avoidance.
The rover navigated using a series of sensors. On the rover were two sonar sensors, five infrared distance sensors, a LiDAR mounted to a tilting servo, and webcam capable of object recognition. The rover was powered entirely off of a Raspberry Pi and was built using the chassis and motors of a 4WD R-C car.
The Rover was programmed entirely using MATLAB.
Photos and Technical Documentation
Rover Construction
CAD Model
All Delrin body panels were cut using a CNC Router
Fabrication
Electrical Design
Software Design
Check out all our code is on the following GitHub Repository
Here is a finite state machine diagram that represents our rover’s software process.
In Action