Project 04

The Frisbee Robot with a Machine Vision System (ABU Robocon, 3rd Place + Best Technical Award)

Designed a frisbee-throwing robot for the 16th ABU Robocon. After six design iterations, the robot won third place and the best technical award at the national competition.

The Robot & Arena

Frisbee robot with labeled camera, three launch mechanisms, and frisbee cartridges

The frisbee robot — camera for vision, three launch mechanisms with adjustable pitch and yaw, frisbee cartridges

Competition arena with rings and target disk for frisbee throwing

Competition arena — the frisbee must pass through the ring and land in the target disk

Competition Video

16th ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest in China, July 2017

Technical Details

Designed a frisbee-throwing mechanism with machine vision-based targeting
Three sets of launch mechanisms with adjustable pitch and yaw
Integrated real-time computer vision (camera) for target detection and tracking
Iterated through six design versions to optimize throwing accuracy and reliability

3rd Place + Best Technical Award — 16th ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest in China, July 2017

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