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Project Description:
The Black Knight is what started it all. Black Knight is an autonomous robot originally designed for the 2002 Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC). This robot is designed to locate GPS points and navigate courses avoiding different obstacles in its path. Black Knight has participated in the three Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competitions, scoring consistently in the top 10. One feature of the Black Knight is the ability to generate maps of its surroundings which keeps a record of obstacles and GPS points. You can get a little idea of how Black Knight has developed by reading the design reports prepared for the '03 and '04 IGVCs.
Key Features:
- Fuzzy ARTMAP used for vision
- Cellular Decomposition for path planning
- Multiple cameras build environment
- Able to display current path planning
- Able to reverse
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Fernando Gonzalez
Black Knight 2003 Design Paper
Black Knight 2004 Design Paper
Image Galleries
| Team Black Knight 2003/2004 |
| Name |
Project Section |
Class Standing |
| Tim Roberts |
Team Captain, Electrical Systems, Chassis, Funding |
Graduate, EE |
| Richard Andres |
Electrical Systems, Chassis |
Undergraduate, EE |
| Gary Stein |
Path Planning, DGPS, Chassis |
Undergraduate, EE & CS |
| Daniel Barber |
Vision System, World Map, Communication, Path Planning |
Undergraduate, CpE |
| Brian C. Becker |
Vision System |
Undergraduate, CpE |
| Victor Boyer |
Vision System |
Undergraduate, CET |
| Team Black Knight 2002/2003 |
| Name |
Project Section |
Class Standing |
| Frank Goergen |
Team Captain, Coordination, Funding |
Undergraduate, CpE |
| Tim Roberts |
Electrical Systems, Chassis, Funding |
Graduate, EE |
| Richard Andres |
Electrical Systems, Chassis |
Undergraduate, EE |
| Gary Stein |
Artificial Intelligence, Path Planning |
Undergraduate, EE & CS |
| Matt Rhodes |
Chassis, Sensor Software |
Undergraduate, CpE |
| Josh Wilson |
Computer Vision |
Undergraduate, CS |
| David Diel |
Computer Vision |
Undergraduate, ME |
| Sarah Wong |
Microcontroller Software |
Undergraduate, CpE |
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