Date of Award

5-15-2023

Degree Type

Capstone Project

First Advisor

Bahram Nassersharif

Abstract

Team 10, The Radiation Detecting Robot was requested by Dr. Bahram Nassersharif at the University of Rhode Island to design a robot capable of detecting multiple radiation sources/spills within a lab environment. The criteria that must be satisfied inorder to fulfill the request of Dr. Nassersharif is that the robot must be able to scan a 12ft by 12ft room in less than 30 minutes while accurately visualizing the location of any radiation spill. The robot must also be able to avoid any obstacles that could be in its path while being fully autonomous, with the creation of an efficient search algorithm all while being under $1,000. In order to properly produce a successful solution to the problem definition, the team went through a series of steps that revolved around the production of multiple designs in order to apply QFD and Pugh analysis to see which were best fit to efficiently solve the problem. The design and analytical process came after the extensive research the team conducted by looking at previous patents and reviewing literature of potential solutions already produced. The team then took the best results from the finalized analysis to construct a full robot to prove that the design is functional and able to complete the entire problem definition. Construction of the prototype demonstrated the functionality of the radiation sensor, ultrasonic sensor, gyroscope, data storage, physical and digital marking capabilities, and autonomous movement. In conclusion, it can be stated that the design choices produced from the analytic results proved to be successful as a functional robot was created and can compete with other designs.

Comments

Team Name: Team 10

Sponsor: Bahram Nassersharif

Document Reference: URI-MCE-402-10-2023

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