Autonomous Package Delivery Robot (APDR)

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Embedded Systems
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Robotics
Open Source
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The Autonomous Package Delivery Robot, or APDR, is an opportunity to add our take to the ever increasing numbers of autonomous delivery robots. This project also serves to aid in reducing electronic waste by recycling an electric wheelchair base to power the robot. Robot Operating System 2, or ROS2, is running on the robot to process and interpret data for the robot and provides the functionality. The robot utilizes an ESP32 microcontroller to take in the data from the GPS, IMU, and bumper sensors to then transfer all the data to the Raspberry Pi which is running ROS2. The robot also utilizes a LiDAR unit to produce a cost map and aids in traversal. The moving of all code from ROS1 to ROS2 was a huge development and primary focus for the team. This proved to be the biggest challenge, as well, as many of the topics had to be rewritten. Many of the autonomous features the team worked on can be improved upon thanks to the transition of ROS.

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Artifacts

Name Description
2022 APDR Project Document Project Documentation for the 2022 APDR project.   Download
2022 Engineering Expo Poster 2022 OSU Engineering Expo poster for the APDR project.   Download
2022 APDR Project Showcase Project Video showcasing design process, challenges, and accomplishments.   Link
2022 APDR Executive Summary Executive summary for the 2022 APDR project.   Download
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