RoboCup Electrical 2014

The Electrical System

The electrical system is all the electrical hardware and firmware used to operate the 2013-2014 RoboCup team. It includes the host hardware, the wireless link, and the electronics for each robot.

Education

The learning curve for RoboCup Electrical can be quite intimidating for newcomers. Written explanations, videos, and links to other resources have been put together in hopes of getting new members up and running with some of the basics.

• Power Supply
• Motor Control
• Ball Control
• Radio

Current Activities

• Kicker Design 2014
• RFID Robot Indicator 2014
• Robot Garage

Systems

On-Board Control

• Microcontroller
• FPGA
• Firmware

Kicker

• Kicker Electronics

Base Station

• Base Station

Sensors

• IR Break-Beam Ball Sensor
• Inertial Measuring Unit (IMU)

Power

• Power Supplies and Batteries

Miscellaneous

• RFID Robot Indicator
• Robot Garage

Some Ideas

• On-board speedgate
• On-board "vision" (low latency sensor set for basic tracking)
• Power switch replacement
• Parallel battery packs
• Make stuff easier to be transported safely (e.g. to competitions)...