NERF vulcan auto turret, tracking with IR

Final project for ENGR 131 intro to programming at Case Western Reserve University.

Incorporates a Nerf Vulcan capable of firing 3 rounds per second. Target acquisition is done with a military-grade IR camera and a LIDAR unit. Image processing and targeting is done on a Mac mini using the Labview programming language.

The robot is fully contained with the exception of a computer monitor, and runs off of a lead-acid battery and an inverter.

Sorry for the bad image quality, was done from a cellphone. More videos will come soon.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• nerf
• vulcan
• machine
• gun
• turret
• sensor
• ir
• robot
• autonomous
• labview
• lidar
• full
• auto
• airsoft
• case
• western
• mod

[EpicMovieMakersTake2]

how do we know that it isnt being controlled by someone?

[bk8190]

@EpicMovieMakersTake2 You don't. But a laptop is mounted on the robot's chassis, controlling the robot using LABVIEW and sensing motion from an IR camera.

[ActaSanctorum]

pretty slow when compared to the 'commercial' system that's out there.

[bk8190]

@ActaSanctorum It is slow, although it was hacked together in 2 weeks.

[JaminMan500]

i would use that for humans vs zombies

[JoshCF1]

its like the sentry from mw2

[Mayhem9HC]

WOW!!!!!

You assholes never gonna get a girlfriend

[daewonskate]

make pne for me?? $1000

[TheReapingBarracuda3]

wow really cool

[nomoarnoobtube]

I'ma Buildin' a sentry!

[freefourlife]

cool!