Final Project
Final Project idea (march | 15th | 2025 ):
What will it do?
Who has done what beforehand?
What will you design?
What materials and components will be used?
Where will they come from?
How much will they cost?
What parts and systems will be made?
What processes will be used?
What questions need to be answered?
How will it be evaluated?
Resources:
Project idea (Jan | 29th | 2025 ):
Hi, I'm Omar, with a background in robotics, space, and engineering. I've been exploring ways to combine these fields with fabrication processes for a meaningful cause.
After extensive research and brainstorming, I've decided to develop a humanitarian project aimed at combating desertification. The United Nations has long sought to address this issue, and my solution involves designing a robot capable of creating half-moon patterns in deserts.
These patterns can help retain water and foster green areas over time. Instead of relying on locals to manually create these patterns, this robot will operate continuously, day and night. This innovation could significantly aid in transforming desert areas in Africa into lush, green regions.
Update 3rd/Feb:
My Local Instructor advised me to go to week 18 and answer the Assignment questions:
What will it do?
it is basically a CNC on a large scale were it will drilling a half-moon patterns to provide a solution for desertification problem worldwide
Who has done what beforehand?
In 2014, a team from Disney in Switzerland developed a sand-drawing robot that used wheels to trace Disney characters across sandy beaches.
What will you design?
A lookalike planetary rover(Perseverance Rover) that will have a capability of drilling these patterns in desert
What materials and components will be used?
I will be using Acrylic, emergency heating foul, Microcontroller, Microcomputer, GPS, Wheel encoder, IMU, Aluminum 6061
Where will they come from?
Local hardware stores, Mikroelectron
How much will they cost?
TBC
What parts and systems will be made?
robot chassis, Power distribution board, control board, Drive board, ROS programming, AI training(reinforcement learning)
What processes will be used?
3D printing, AL milling, PCB milling
What questions need to be answered?
How to make it operate for long time? how to drill the half-moons patterns if the soil is super tough?
How will it be evaluated?
Drawing two patterns successfully without any human interaction.
Resources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohRAL_ZgBfw&ab_channel=Christophe
https://www.instructables.com/OSTR/
https://github.com/russhughes/turtleplotbot3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N2UzxaS5dE&ab_channel=Huawei
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPtaEbrO78Q&ab_channel=ducksize
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPYYLbR_AJo&ab_channel=ChannelIAM-English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KZlA--rJWg&ab_channel=PABLOODYSSEUSSANDDRAWINGROBOT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSNtifE0Z2Q&ab_channel=Veritasium