The goal of this project was to design and build a robotic dog modeled after Goddard from the 2001 television series, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius. Sheet metal was used for the body of the robot in order to keep the frame lightweight. Goddard travels on two wheels powered by electric motors and two caster wheels. The robot utilizes a Raspberry Pi as its master device and an Arduino Uno in order to control the robot. Essentially, Goddard acts and behaves like an ordinary dog from barking, to moving around, to being a great companion and friend. In addition, Goddard also has access to the extensive knowledge of the Wolfram Alpha database and can be controlled over a wireless internet connection using a keyboard or voice controls. This project was successfully presented and demonstrated at the 2014 University of New Hampshire Undergraduate Research Conference and received an Award of Excellence

Cordeiro, Samuel

DeNunzio, Cassandra Lyn

Felicetti, Andrew

Galli, Robert

Perl, Cameron

Tierney, Kevin

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DeNunzio, Cassandra

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The Goddard Project

University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryStudent Research Projects Student ScholarshipSpring 4-23-2014The Goddard ProjectCassandra Lyn DeNunzioUniversity of New HampshireRobert GalliUniversity of New HampshireAndrew FelicettiUniversity of New HampshireSamuel CordeiroUniversity of New HampshireKevin TierneyUniversity of New HampshireSee next page for additional authorsFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/student_researchThis Undergraduate Research Project is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Scholarship at University of New Hampshire Scholars'Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Research Projects by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars'Repository. For more information, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationDeNunzio, Cassandra Lyn; Galli, Robert; Felicetti, Andrew; Cordeiro, Samuel; Tierney, Kevin; and Perl, Cameron, "The GoddardProject" (2014). Student Research Projects. 16.https://scholars.unh.edu/student_research/16AuthorsCassandra Lyn DeNunzio, Robert Galli, Andrew Felicetti, Samuel Cordeiro, Kevin Tierney, and Cameron PerlThis undergraduate research project is available at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository: https://scholars.unh.edu/student_research/16Team members: Cassandra DeNunzio, Robert Galli, Andrew Felicetti, Kevin Tierney, Cameron Perl, Samuel CordeiroProject Advisor: W. Thomas Miller IIIMissionThe mission of The Goddard Project was to research, design, and experiment with electronics, mechanics, software design and artificial intelligence to produce a clever, fun, and loveable companion.SynopsisThe goal of this project was to design and build a robotic dog modeled after Goddard from the 2001 television series, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius. Sheet metal was used for the body of the robot in order to keep the frame lightweight. Goddard travels on two wheels powered by electric motors and two caster wheels. The robot utilizes a Raspberry Pi as its master device and an Arduino Uno in order to control the robot. Essentially, Goddard acts and behaves like an ordinary dog from barking, to finding his dog bone, to being a great companion and friend. In addition, Goddard also has access to the extensive knowledge of the Wolfram Alpha database and can be controlled using voice commands or over a wireless internet network using a keypad (shown below and to the left).Electronics Raspberry Pi: Acts as the interface between user and Goddard while intelligently commanding the robot Pi Hub: Delivers power to the Arduino and facilitates serial communication between the Arduino and Raspberry Pi Arduino Uno: Used to control the mechanical actions of Goddard and monitors the sensor network 29:1 Metal Gearmotors: Provides Goddard with the ability to move Dual MC33926 Motor Driver Carrier: Regulates current and governs the performance of the metal gearmotors Maxbotix Ultrasonic Rangefinder: Offers directional awareness Pololu IR Beacon Transceiver Pair: Allows Goddard to locate his dog bone using infrared technology Power HD Micro-Servo: Controls the movement of Goddard’s tail Power HD Standard Servo: Manipulates Goddard’s head and neck Pololu 38 kHz IR Proximity Sensor: Detects human interaction 12 V, 9500 mAH Ni-MH Rechargeable Battery: Powers each electronic component in Goddard Linux Node.js Object Oriented Programming Open Source/Creative Commons Version Control/Coding in Teams Speech Recognition Speech Synthesis Artificial Intelligence Arduino Serial Communication Sensor Networks Control Systems Welding TechniquesProject Related Research Bark (plays an mp3 of Goddard’s bark) Bump (plays instrumental hip hop while bobbing head) Come (Goddard finds his bone) Dance (plays music while moving around) DJ (plays music) Growl (plays an mp3 of Goddard’s growl) Help (Displays a list of commands that Goddard understands) Who, What, Where, When, Why (queries Wolfram Alpha) Kill (stops audio) Kiss (plays an mp3 of a kiss) Move (manual movement) Roam (autonomous mode) Say and speak (allows Goddard to verbally communicate) Scold (plays mp3 of a whimper and Goddard puts head down) Sleep (Goddard snores and puts head down) Tweet (tweets to Twitter) Wag (tail wag) Wake (wakes up from sleep)CommandsMaster Controller:Raspberry PiPi-HubArduino UnoPower HD Micro-ServoPololu 38 kHz IR Proximity SensorDual MC33926 Motor Driver Two 29:1 Metal Gear MotorsThree Ultrasonic RangefindersPower HD Standard ServoUser InterfacePololu IR Beacon TransceiverPololu IR Beacon TransceiverSystem Block DiagramComparison of real-life Goddard built by the Goddard Project team (left) with cartoon Goddard from The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius (top right). Keypad Microcontroller ConfigurationArduino Uno (left) and Raspberry Pi (right). USB Serial Communication with the Raspberry Pi acting as a master device.Keypad designed to send commands to the robot.

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