Project number
25008
Organization
UA Department of Biosystems Engineering
Offering
ENGR498-F2024-S2025
- Duplicate Phase II construct (SPIDER Beta) using same materials, plans, and software. No innovation required or desired.
- Maintain current functionality of SPIDER Beta.
- Integrate Computer Vision and Machine Learning to identify plants in grass with 90% or better certainty.
- Integrate a method to destroy plants that are identified as pests, with a preference on a mechanical means i.e. crushing, cutting, burning, etc.
-- Chemical destruction is _not_ prohibited, but discouraged.
- Integrate a 'return home' feature when the battery is at 10% or less.
- Integrate a single recharge method (rather than charging batteries individually).
- Integrate audio and visual (light) feedback to report:
-- when battery is low/full
-- when a weed has been identified for destruction
-- and when SPIDER detects an obstacle, engaging avoidance protocols
- Deliver all telemetry, controls, and inputs to a website (can be local) with a user-friendly UI.
- Maintain current functionality of SPIDER Beta.
- Integrate Computer Vision and Machine Learning to identify plants in grass with 90% or better certainty.
- Integrate a method to destroy plants that are identified as pests, with a preference on a mechanical means i.e. crushing, cutting, burning, etc.
-- Chemical destruction is _not_ prohibited, but discouraged.
- Integrate a 'return home' feature when the battery is at 10% or less.
- Integrate a single recharge method (rather than charging batteries individually).
- Integrate audio and visual (light) feedback to report:
-- when battery is low/full
-- when a weed has been identified for destruction
-- and when SPIDER detects an obstacle, engaging avoidance protocols
- Deliver all telemetry, controls, and inputs to a website (can be local) with a user-friendly UI.