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Team:
Derek Arnold
Lawrence Derdzinski
Athanasios Gkourlias
Amber Mescher
Chris Sangster
Faculty Mentor: Ferat Sahin
Sponsor: Getinge USA Corporation,
Rochester, NY
George Zima, Washing Engineer Manager
TEAM PICTURE HERE
Outline Project Overview Customer Needs Assessment Performance and Design Objectives Concept Development Feasibility Assessments Recommended Concept Design Analysis and Synthesis Where To Go From Here
Hospitals
The Environment
Capable of loading medical carts of various sizes
Fully automated system
The competition
Too large
Major floor construction required
Operator run
Steris
Belimed
Concept Objectives Self-guided, fully automated robot, capable of loading medical
carts of various sizes Two robots per system Interface with the Getinge Model 7800 Floor Loading Cart
Washer Must have the capability of detecting and determining the type of
medical cart Must be able to charge itself automatically The robot must safely attach to and navigate the medical carts
Specifications 50 lbs of Linear Force 150 lbs load No Service Space Size Operating Conditions Safety Regulations Reliability and Life Expectancy
Brainstorming and Feasibility Building vs. Buying
Buy Build off Base Build from Components
Towing Arms Hook 1 pin with lift 2 pin
Power Battery
Retrofit Kit
Brainstorming and Feasibility Cart Detection
Image Barcode Pin array
Control Whisker microcontroller
Drive 4 wheel Tank 2 wheel, 2 caster
Charging Station Floor Wall
Navigation IR Camera GPS
Obstacle Avoidance IR Camera Ultrasonic Laser
Communication RF IR Wired
Recommended Design Towing
1 pin from robot Detection
Camera/IR Power
Lead Acid Batteries Control
Cygnal Communication
IR / Wired
Recommended Design Drive
2 wheel, 1 caster Navigation
Camera Object Avoidance
IR Charging
24 Volt Wall Retro-fit
Plate with hole and barcode
Analysis and Synthesis Friction and Weight Torque, Forces, and Current
Drive System Lifting System
Voltage & Current Requirements Turning Angles
Component CostBudget $10,000Estimated costs ~ $4,000
Future PlansMarket October 2004Washing Machine IntegrationApplication expansion
Conclusion