mCHIP

(Micro-Controlled High-tech Independent Putter)

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Miniature-golf-playing robot designed by Rob Hamersma

for EEL 5666: Intelligent Machine Design Laboratory, Spring Semester 2005, University of Florida.

See CHIP in action:

Putting Demo (wmv – 3 MB)

Wall Demo (wmv – 0.6 MB)

*** This page is still under construction - please check back soon for updates.

Read about CHIP:

· Proposal: Written Report 1

· Proposal: Presentation

· Weekly report 1

· Weekly report 2

· Weekly report 3

· Weekly report 4

· Weekly report 5

· Weekly report 6

· Weekly report 7

· Weekly report 8

· Weekly report 9

· Weekly report 10

· Special Sensor Report

· Special Sensor Presentation

· Final Report

· Final Presentation

· System Schematic

I want to thank my friends Keith Slinker, Frank Esselink, and Tony Gerig for helping provide the initial inspiration, and initiative for this project, and also for saving me many hours pursuing an impractical original design trajectory with the building of our first prototype. This is (partly) for you guys.

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