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Team: The Three Amigos

Robot: Amigo

Team Members

Wyatt LingParker KarausWilliam Dixon

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Bio of Parker Karaus>Year: Freshman>Major: Electrical Engineering>I’ve gained an actual interest in electrical engineering,

rather than just a passing interest.>This course has given me a much better understanding of

what electrical engineers actually do and enough interest to keep pursuing it.

>I’d like to get an internship for an engineering company eventually. Also get my B.S. here, and possibly masters in some type of engineering

>If you’re not sure what you want to do, take classes on it anyway to find out.

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Bio of Wyatt Ling• Year: Freshman• Major: Mechanical Engineering• I learned how different electronics work and how robots

uses sensors to avoid obstacles.• This course will allow me to understand how certain

electronics function.• I plan to get a B.S. and possibly my masters in M.E.• I want to get a job as a mechanical engineer dealing with

something I’m interested in.• The subjects you enjoy the most will allow you to learn

the most.

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Bio of William Dixon>Year: Freshman>Major: Industrial or Mechanical Engineering>I learned how to program a robot through an intense

maze all by itself. >This course will give me a better understanding of

circuits in devices that I use daily.>I plan on majoring in ISE or ME and possible getting my

MBA.>In the process of getting my B.S. at UF, also, I plan on

acquiring my P.E.>If you pay attention, I promise that you will learn

something.

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Design Methodology

• Describe how you solved the problem> Our team passed the obstacle course and finished the

course in 57 seconds. > Our team used trial and error to figure out what numbers

each sensor needed to be programmed to.> Our team used all sensors on the robot.> Trial and error, adjusting and readjusting the sensitivity of

the sensors to correspond to the maze’s path.> Originally we tried programming many functions but it

was too complicated and being simple was best.

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Competition Run

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Presentation Content: Team Conclusions

• This class taught us how to program a robot successfully and it taught us about many things within the electrical world, such as bread boards, circuits, and how an iPod works.

• Take advantage of courses that you think will be interesting to you because you learn the most from those.