M.Eng. and Undergrad Project Announcement
Project title: Create an Innovative Modular Robotics Platform, an R2-D2, a Disney Theme Park Ride Simulator, and a Novel Robotics / Video Game Hybrid in the Intel-Cornell Cup
Brief description of project:
The Intel-Cornell Cup competition creation team last year proved once again that they could create some of the most exciting robotics designs in the world. And they did it at the same time while empowering college teams from other top schools such as Berkley, MIT, UPenn, Purdue, Columbia and many more to create their own embedded systems. This year the team aims to expand and refine the existing ModBot (Modular Robotics Platform), our own R2-D2 lab assistant, and the physical 6 DoF simulation of our Disney Inspired Star Wars Pod Racing Ride. But adding to all of this we’ll be creating the Mini-Bot system that pulls together years of work into a low cost educational platform – and possibly showcase it as a miniature robotic and video game hybrid version of Mario Kart! This Mini-Bot system is already being planned to be showcased at national Maker venues throughout the year and is being developed in conjunction with a Cornell startup company to provide additional mentorship and expertise support for the team. There is also potential for a new biomechanical project and other Maker related endeavors.
Here are just some of the areas being targeted for development:
- Oculus Rift Virtual Reality and potential Halolens Augmented Reality Control
- “R2-D2” Droid Lab Assistant
- Omni-Directional and Dune Buggy-like Robotic Rovers Enhancements
- Outdoor Localization and Indoor SLAM
- Vision Systems (Onboard and External)
- PC and Embedded System Communications
- On-line GUI Applications
- Video Game-like A.I. and virtual environments
- Microcontroller / Arduino with MATLAB interface code
- Incorporating a new Intel Atom board with a built-in Altera FPGA
- Incorporating a Intel Edison and Galileo boards
- Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Control Schemes
- Model Predictive Control
- Obstacle Avoidance and Path Planning
- Mechanical Device Design
- 3D Printable Mechanical Designs
- Mobile Device Applications
- Adaptive GUI Design
- Simulation & Performance Prediction
- Power Systems
- RockBand Video game playing humanoid robots with puppeteer option
Many companies are now specifically targeting students who have had experience in college robotics projects as these students have been recognized as having the skills necessary to apply their knowledge and gain new knowledge more quickly in multi-disciplinary teams. This is your opportunity to become one of the members of a robotics effort that is quickly gaining national and even international attention from industry, government, academic, and media groups while earning you invaluable experience in particularly Electrical, Mechanical, & Systems Engineering and Computer Science. More so, this project will also enable you to make a significant difference in engineering education systems where you will inspire future students to make a difference through engineering as we once again showcase our work at various events throughout the year and country. Sponsored by Intel, NASA, Tektronix, Mathworks, and Analog Digital Devices.
M-Eng Project Credit and/or Course Credit Positions Available
All of the Intel-Cornell Cup Challenge info sessions will be held in Upson B17 at 5:30 PM at the dates below, and will be followed by the Million Dollar Maker Pro Challenge info session immediately after:
Thursday, January 28th,
Tuesday, February 2nd,
Wednesday, February 3rd
Contact: head faculty advisor, Dr. David R. Schneider at drs44@cornell.edu or at (607)-254-5403.
Faculty sponsor: David R. Schneider (drs44)
also with Bruce Land
Cornell address: drs44@cornell.edu, 612 Rhodes
Project Web Site: www.systemseng.cornell.edu/intel
Time Frame: 2014-2015