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Mechanical Metamaterials, Brent A. Peluso, Oliver T. Parker
Mechanical Metamaterials, Brent A. Peluso, Oliver T. Parker
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical metamaterials are an emerging design strategy aimed at tailoring lattice structures to achieve specific properties such as negative Poisson’s ratios and guiding wave propagation. These metamaterials have received increasing attention from various application domains, including medical devices, aerospace, automobile, and infrastructure. The scope of this project is to vary a single lattice parameter and quantify its effect on the structural properties of the given 3D lattice.
3-D Terrain Mapping And Navigation Using A Laser Range Finder, Matthew L. Azevedo, Matthew Parilla, Kevin K. Parsons
3-D Terrain Mapping And Navigation Using A Laser Range Finder, Matthew L. Azevedo, Matthew Parilla, Kevin K. Parsons
Mechanical Engineering
The purpose of this Senior Project is to develop and implement a three-dimensional mapping and navigation system utilizing laser technology on a robotic platform. The sponsor of this project, Synbotics® Incorporated, currently has an obstacle avoidance system only operating in a single horizontal plane. This limits the mapping and navigation ability of the robot because objects below and above this plane are not accounted for. A three-dimensional system is needed to allow the robot to better navigate and map an area by accounting for these objects in the third dimension and avoiding collisions. Keith Guy, Synbotics® Chief Executive Officer, requested …