Publication Date

Fall 2023

Document Type

Final Report

Embargo Date

12-8-2023

Problem Statement

The following report details the design and construction of a mini-golf robot over
three months. The robot was designed under the standards provided by the
ASME Fall 2023 Design Challenge. The robot would need to traverse the mini-golf
course, completing it in under 10 minutes with the assistance of an attached striker
mechanism. It was necessary that the robot could position itself precisely with
respect to the goofball, while also staying stationary while striking the object. The
robot design timeline followed the guidelines of the engineering design process, with
concept generation, concept selection, prototype embodiment and design refinement
all playing important roles in ensuring the design of the vehicle was best suited to
the goals it was supposed to complete. The final prototype performance goals of
the vehicle, determined by our customer, Dr. J. Jackson Potter, were for the device
to a) climb over a long wooden board that is 3.5” tall and 1.5” thick, b) climb onto,
over, and back down from a sheet of 1/2”-thick plywood whose bottom surface
is 3.5” above the ground, and c) position itself next to three golf balls (without
disturbing them) and ”aim” in a specified direction before removing the ball and
continuing to the next ball in ¡ 1 minute, all while carrying extra weight in the
shape of a wooden striker template. The group was able to complete prototype
goal number 3 successfully but failed to complete prototype goals 1 or 2. This
report outlines the full process of the creation and assembly of the vehicle.

Author's School

McKelvey School of Engineering

Author's Department

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Class Name

Mechanical Engineering Design Project (MEMS 411)

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