Crush and Recycle

MAE148 Final Project

Team 4 Fall 2024

Table of Contents

1. Team Members
2. Final Project
• Original Goals
• Goals We Met
• Our Hopes and Dreams
• Stretch Goal 1
• Stretch Goal 2
• Final Project Documentation
3. Robot Design
• CAD Parts
• Final Assembly
• Electronic Hardware
• Software
• Embedded Systems
• ROS2
• DonkeyCar AI
4. Acknowledgments
5. Contact

Team Members

Kal, Ocean, Richard, Shing

Team Member Major and Class

• Kal Harris - Mechanical Engineering, Ctrls & Robotics (MC34) - Class of 2025
• Shing Hung - ECE - Computer Engineering (EC26) - Class of 2026
• Ocean (Xingyang) Ren - Computer Science Engineering - Class of 2026
• Richard Vallejo - Mechanical Engineering, Ctrls & Robotics (MC34) - Class of 2025

Final Project

Our project goal was to develop a Roboflow model that allows our car to recognize, and collect aluminum cans for crushing.

Original Goals

• Mechanical can crusher
• Automatic can detection
• Navigation to can
• Ability to transport cans

Goals We Met

• Mechanical can crusher
• Automatic can detection
• Navigation to can

Our Hopes and Dreams

Stretch Goal 1

• GPS navigation to starting location

Stretch Goal 2

• Attatchment of crusher to car and ability to pick up and manipulate cans

Final Project Documentation

• Final Project Proposal
• Progress Update 11/12
• Progress Update 11/19
• Progress Update 11/26
• Progress Update 12/3
• Final Project Presentation

Robot Design

CAD Parts

Final Assembly

Below is the final assembly of the car hardware.

Below is the final assembly of the crusher hardware

Electronic Hardware

Below is a circuit diagram of the electronic hardware setup for the car.

Software

Embedded Systems

ROS2

DonkeyCar AI

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank our professor, Jack Silberman, and our TAs Alexander and Winston for their support throughout this project!

Contact

• Kal | [email protected]
• Ocean | [email protected]
• Shing | [email protected]
• Richard | [email protected]