for a Biomimetic Robot Project Proposal for Senior Design Laboratory John M Hart Principal Research Engineer Beckman Institute and Manager of the CSL Intelligent Robotics Labs Rhanor Gillette Professor ID: 1033517
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1. Project to Develop a Control Platform for a Biomimetic RobotProject Proposal for Senior Design LaboratoryJohn M. Hart, Principal Research Engineer, Beckman Institute and Manager of the CSL Intelligent Robotics LabsRhanor Gillette, Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology
2. Interdisciplinary ProjectThis project involves developing the electronics, sensor inputs and control outputs for a simple robot platform designed to mimic the behavior of a biological organismOur interdisciplinary group of engineering and biology researchers would like a student team to design and build a prototype controller with the ability to collect and process sensor inputs and generate control outputs for a robot platform that can run a simulated nervous system simulationThe long-term goal is to create a physical model of an ocean creature and simulate its motivations from perception and interaction with its environment, predators and prey.
3. Simple Nervous System of the Sea SlugMolecular and Cellular Biology researchers are developing a simulated nervous system of the sea slug Pleurobranchaea californica. The system perceives its world and reacts based on internal states representing memory and motivation
4. Control Processor Platform DesignUtilizing a Raspberry Pi single board computer, develop interfaces to sensors for exploring an environment and actuators for controlling a robot (Roomba development kit)Develop a novel sensor circuit for mimicking the functioning of the sea slug olfactory sensor (seen in previous diagram)Enable the sea slug simulation running on-board to interface with the sensors and actuators to help explore and interact with a simple environment the student group will set up
5. If you are interested in this project, please see me after class or contact meJohn M. HartIntelligent Robotics Labjmhart3@illinois.eduDeveloping a Control Platform for a Biomimetic Robot