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30 (Pitched) Infineon Robot
Best Presentation Award
Kai Chieh Liang
Saharsh Ballae
Wei-Jui Chen
David Null design_document3.pdf
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# Team Members:

- Kai-Chieh Liang (kcliang2)
- We-jui Chen (wjchen2)
- Saharsh Ballae (sballae2)

This RFA is based off the pitched robot project by Corey from Infineon


# Problem:
Infineon wishes to develop a robot with their new PSoC 6 microcontroller and different modules that can be used in trade show demos and University Alliance Program for teaching electronics and programming skills.



# Solution Overview:

We propose to design a shield that would be plugged directly onto a PSoC development board to control a wheeled robot that will be able to avoid obstacles, controllable through voice commands, and following a line


# Solution Components:

## Voice control:
We will be using Infineon MEMS microphone to capture voice, and Imagimob’s Edge AI to train a model for local identification of key command words

## Obstacle avoidance:
Using Infineon 60GHz Radar module, we would send the output to the MCU via SPI for the MCU to control the motors to avoid collision with obstacle and select a new route

## Line following:
We will use commercially available IR sensors that point down to follow a line

## Motor control:
We will be using Infineon’s transistors to build H bridges for motor drive and use magnetic speed sensors as control feedback

## Power supply:
We will use lithium rechargeable batteries and possibly with the aid of Infineon’s power IC.

## Microcontroller:
As Infineon asked, we will use their PSoC 6 microcontroller. This will have built in Wifi and bluetooth connectivity.

## Motor and wheels:
We will likely use commercially available robot kit, or maybe ones from ECE 110.

# Criterion For Success:

- Voice command mode: Able to identify “forward”, “reverse”, “fast”, “slow”, “right”, “left”, “stop” voice commands with 85% accuracy and control the robot movement with these voice commands.
- The radar system on the robot should be able to detect obstacles ahead and provide a 90% success rate of avoidance. Should be able to override voice commands.
- With the motor control system, the robot will be able to move at speed from 0% to 100% with 20% increments
- Line following mode: Able to follow a line within 5 cm with a 85% success rate
- The battery are able to support the robot to run for 60 minutes with a full charge

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