Title
Faculty Advisor
Michalson, William R.
Abstract
The purpose of this project is to research and develop a system to autonomously clear a specified area of snow. The resultant system includes a modified snowblower, a base station, and a computer application to monitor and define the area for the snowblower to clear. A high precision GPS is equipped on both the snowblower and the base station to provide accurate location data. The snowblower is additionally equipped with a LIDAR sensor for obstacle detection in the snow, as well as a microcontroller to run embedded software and interface with the computer application. The team faced many design challenges and learned a substantial amount through the implementation of the research they conducted.
Publisher
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Accepted
April 2017
Major
Computer Science
Major
Robotics Engineering
Major
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Project Type
Major Qualifying Project
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Accessibility
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Advisor Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering