Motorized Garden Scooter

Presenter Information

Afton Huss, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mickayla Heiling, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Macenzie Hays, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Location

CSU Ballroom

Start Date

2-4-2019 10:00 AM

End Date

2-4-2019 11:30 AM

Student's Major

Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology

Mentor's Name

Puteri Megat Hamari

Mentor's Department

Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology

Mentor's College

Science, Engineering and Technology

Second Mentor's Name

Xuanhui Wu

Second Mentor's Department

Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology

Second Mentor's College

Science, Engineering and Technology

Description

This project is a motorized garden scooter that has the capability of variable speed and power steering. It utilizes an already manufactured garden scooter base, DC motor, two regenerative motor drivers, a linear actuator, an Arduino Uno board, and a thumb stick. One of the motor drivers will be connected to the motor and will control the speed while the other will be connected to the linear actuator and will control the power steering. All these components will be connected to the Arduino Uno board which will then be connected to a battery. Challenges facing this project are creating a working code that will offer variable speed and power steering, mounting the components neatly and avoiding overloading the scooter. Over the course of this semester, the goal is to get a working motorized garden scooter that is functional and a code that can test its functionality. The result from this design would be a working solution for people who cannot garden due to mobility issues.