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Santa Clara University

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2014

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Automated Precision Passing System, Bryan Herrera, David Savitz, Mikiah Raffaeli Jun 2014

Automated Precision Passing System, Bryan Herrera, David Savitz, Mikiah Raffaeli

Mechanical Engineering Senior Theses

Athletes are always seeking ways to improve their performance. Down time and a lack of capable throwers prevent athletic receivers from practicing their skills. We hope to aid athletes in receiving drills within their respective sports and increase practice efficiency. In order to achieve this, the machine has one major axis of rotation driven by a motor. This enables it to adjust where the ball is being thrown. Using an Arduino Uno coupled with a Roboteq AX1500 motor driver, the Automated Precision Passing System is able to throw a ball to a specified point in space by adjusting both the …