RedBlade: Miami University's Multi-Functional Autonomous Robot

Ryan Wolfarth, Steven Taylor, Aditya Wibowo, Brandon Williams, Yu Morton, Peter Jamieson

Abstract:	RedBlade is a multi-functional autonomous vehicle with two seasonal configurations which allow it to plow snow in the winter and mow grass in the summer. This vehicle participated in the Institute of Navigation’s (ION) 1st Autonomous Snowplow Competition in January 2011 and in the 8th ION Robotic Lawnmower Competition in June 2011. It won 2nd place in the former. This report presents the design and implementation of the RedBlade mechanical systems, sensor components, software architecture, control algorithm, and safety systems.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 24th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS 2011) September 20 - 23, 2011 Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon Portland, OR
Pages:	304 - 313
Cite this article:	Wolfarth, Ryan, Taylor, Steven, Wibowo, Aditya, Williams, Brandon, Morton, Yu, Jamieson, Peter, "RedBlade: Miami University's Multi-Functional Autonomous Robot," Proceedings of the 24th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS 2011), Portland, OR, September 2011, pp. 304-313.
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