Ping Pong Conveyer Robot

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Ping Pong Conveyer Robot

• Project Overview

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Problem Statement

• An unknown number of ping pong balls, totaling
  no more than ten, will be randomly scattered on a
  table whose dimensions are 4 X 8 X 8. Our
  mission is to collect and count the balls.

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Solution

• The system includes

• A robot
• A conveyor belt system that slides the balls up a
  ramp
• An optical switch that counts the balls
• A collection bin for storing the balls
• Zig zag pattern navigation

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Overview
BALL COUNTING SENSOR
MOTOR
WALL SENSOR
CPU
BALL SENSOR
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Mechanical Concepts
DIRECT DRIVE DC MOTOR
FUNNEL
CONVEYOR FINS
COLLECTION BIN
STEPPER DRIVE MOTORS (LEFTRIGHT)
CHAIN CONVEYOR
GEARS
MOTOR MOUNT
CASTER
RAMP
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Program Logic Concepts
COUNTING SENSOR INTERRUPT
START
RUN CONVEYOR TWO FULL ROTATIONS
STEP DRIVE MOTORS
ADD 1 TO VALUE IN MEMORY
YES
BALL SENSOR MADE
NO
LEFT WALL SENSOR MADE
RIGHT WALL SENSOR MADE
TURN 90º TO RIGHT
YES
YES
NO
NO
RIGHT WALL SENSOR MADE
TURN 10º TO LEFT
TURN 10º TO RIGHT
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Status Report