EasyWheels

Field Robot Event 2009

EasyWheels robot took part into Field Robot Event 2009 in Wageningen. It performed fairly well, the result was in 2nd place in overall competition and 2nd place in freestyle. As a freestyle the team demonstrated quick changing of axel module in a pitstop.

EasyWheels 2010 took part in Field Robot Event 2010, with a completely new software and refurbished electronics.

Team members

The team consists of students from two universities at Helsinki area. The team has six members from Helsinki University of Technology, of whom three are studying Automation and Systems Technology (TKK/AS), and three Mechanical Engineering (TKK/K). The team has also two students from University of Helsinki (UH), Department of Agrotechnology.

Students	Instructors
Teemu Kemppainen, captain (TKK/AS)	Timo Oksanen (TKK/AS)
Teemu Koski (TKK/AS)	Jari Kostamo (TKK/K)
Jaakko Hirvelä (TKK/AS)	Petro Tamminen (UH)
Johan Lillhannus (TKK/K)
Tomi Turunen (TKK/K)
Jussi Lehto (TKK/K)
Ville Koivisto (UH)
Marko Niskanen (UH)

from left: Timo Oksanen, Petro Tamminen, Jari Kostamo, Jaakko Hirvelä, Teemu Kemppainen (captain), Johan Lillhannus, Teemu Koski, Tomi Turunen, Marko Niskanen, Ville Koivisto

The robot (EasyWheels)

Some facts:

4 wheels, 210x60mm
4 wheel electric drive
4 wheel steering
modular structure
two way driving (like three earlier robots...)
turning webcam at top for navigation and another for dandelion detection
4 ultrasonic + 4 infrared distance sensors for navigation
3D magnetometer + inclinometer for heading estimation
custom built, CNC manufactured chassis
advanced suspension system
embedded computing with three networked Windows CE platforms (x86 @ 500 MHz + 2x XScale @ 806MHz)
1 ATmega128 microcontrollers for I/O, 2 ATmega128 in axel modules for motor control
remote user interface with laptop

The details of the robot are described in final report EasyWheels_finalreport.pdf pdf

ReD (Remote Destroyer)

We have also another robot!

This robot is build by Ville Koivisto and Marko Niskanen (and advisor Petro Tamminen) at University of Helsinki / Dept. of Agrotechnology.

This robot was going to take part into competition for Task 1 and for freestyle. In freestyle task both robots work together. Unfortunately just before the competition start the electronics of this robot burned and it couldn't make into the competition at all.

Some facts: