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CWRU Cutter: Design and Control of an Autonomous Lawn Mowing Robot
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Beno, Jonathan A.
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Year and Degree
2010, Master of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, EMC - Mechanical Engineering.
Abstract
CWRU Cutter was designed to compete in the 2008 and 2009 ION Autonomous Lawnmower Competitions. CWRU Cutter tests the feasibility of autonomously mowing grass with a high quality of cut using commercially available sensors and computers. The primary objective was to accurately and robustly mow predefined paths and perform reactive edging around stationary obstacles. The secondary objective of CWRU Cutter is to provide a platform to test less expensive, commercially viable sensors that will allow a safe and robust autonomous lawn mower to be brought to market. This thesis describes the mower hardware and mechanical design, the path driver, a 3D gimbaled LIDAR mount, and the potential for ultrasonic sensors on future mowers.
Committee
Roger Quinn, PhD (Advisor)
Joe Mansour, PhD (Committee Member)
Frank Merat, PhD (Committee Member)
Pages
47 p.
Subject Headings
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords
autonomous
;
robot
;
lawnmower
;
lawn mower
;
gps
;
LIDAR
;
ION
;
CWRU Cutter
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Beno, J. A. (2010).
CWRU Cutter: Design and Control of an Autonomous Lawn Mowing Robot
[Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1270492619
APA Style (7th edition)
Beno, Jonathan.
CWRU Cutter: Design and Control of an Autonomous Lawn Mowing Robot.
2010. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1270492619.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Beno, Jonathan. "CWRU Cutter: Design and Control of an Autonomous Lawn Mowing Robot." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1270492619
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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