Title :
Team design of autonomous land vehicles
Author :
Ahlgren, D. ; Bovard, M. ; De Lanerolle, T. ; Gillette, M. ; Marinkovic, B. ; Trinh, N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Trinity Coll., Hartford, CT
fDate :
June 28 2004-July 1 2004
Abstract :
In this paper, we discuss the development and evolution of Trinity College´s ALVIN robot, which has competed in the AUVSI Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) for the last four years. We focus the technical discussion on ALVIN´s mechanical, sensing, computing, and image processing systems. The paper also reports the results of an educational outcomes survey, which indicates that the multidisciplinary ALVIN project has challenged and motivated students and encouraged their professional growth
Keywords :
control engineering education; design engineering; mobile robots; AUVSI Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition; Trinity College ALVIN robot; autonomous land vehicles; educational outcomes survey; multidisciplinary ALVIN project; team design; Automotive engineering; Computed tomography; Educational institutions; Educational robots; Focusing; Global Positioning System; Intelligent vehicles; Land vehicles; Navigation; Robot sensing systems;
Conference_Titel :
Automation Congress, 2004. Proceedings. World
Conference_Location :
Seville
Print_ISBN :
1-889335-21-5
