Robotic Microphone Array Notes SP2010

• Team Members: Zach, Rafael
• PhD Supervisor: Phani
• Faculty Supervisor: Arye Nehorai
• Goal:
  • Complete and test the simulations when a new dimension of 'rotation' is introduced in the current system.
  • Check the hardware requirements to build and test the new system.
  • Learn how the current control algorithm works and how it can be modified when the robots can rotate.
  • Implement the new control algorithm in Matlab and integrate it with the hardware.
  • Make a plan about how the robot position can be tracked using IR sensors and how the system should be modified to make it 3D.

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• Status
• Week 1
  • The simulations of the additional 'rotation' dimension are functional.

• Week 2
  • The current robotic platform can be modified into a crude robot capable of rotating, but will require a number of experiments and calculations to be usable in a demo, will be highly limited by the microphone cabling, and will likely be prone to error. Thus, it was decided to use our current platform as a proof of concept and to use the new platform to implement what we learn.