S15: Rubik's Cube Solver
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Rubik's Cube Solver
Abstract
The Rubik’s Cube is a common 3-D combination puzzle known and loved by people of all ages. The mathematics of Rubik’s Cubes has been explored in great detail ever since the beginning of their production in the 1980’s.The aim of the project is to develop Rubik’s cube solving algorithm to solve the Rubik’s cube in shortest possible time without any human intervention. The project explored areas of - research and development, testing and debugging, and documentation.
Objectives & Introduction
The project is intended to be designed to have the following features,
- A console that detects the upper face of the cube and capturing the colors of the 9 squares in it. By our initial study, we believe we just need to know the top face of the cube to solve it. The console application can be either a desktop application or a mobile application and it is open to discussion as yet.
- We initially would like to explore the algorithm that we think is optimum for solving the cube. If it does not turn out to be the case, we intend to program one of the more optimum algorithms called Kociemba's algorithm.
- A physical holder that contains an actual cube and rotates according to the aforementioned algorithm to solve the cube.
Team Members & Responsibilities
- Nikhil Chaturvedi
- Cube solving algorithm
- Interface SJOne with cube solving claws
- Connectivity from console to SJOne board
- Preeti Benake
- Build the cube solving claws
- Interface cube algorithm with claws
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- Connectivity from console to SJOne board
- Shahid Qureshi
- Build the cube solving arms
Team Schedule
| Sl.No | Start Date | End Date | Task | Status | Actual Completion Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 02/28/2015 | 03/02/2015 | Finalized high level design architecture | Completed on time | 03/02/2015 |
| 2 | 02/28/2015 | 04/17/2015 | Investigating Robotic arm design; eliminated few hardware options. | Completed on time | --/--/2015 |
| 3 | 03/07/2015 | 03/09/2015 | Investigated interfacing console with SJOne board. | Completed on time | 03/09/2015 |
| 4 | 03/10/2015 | 03/14/2015 | Investigated BlueZ Bluetooth stack for Python and C. | Completed on time | 03/14/2015 |
| 5 | 03/29/2015 | 04/17/2015 | Implementing Bluetooth interfacing of SJOne board using C BlueZ and Console using PyblueZ | Completed on time | --/--/2015 |
| 6 | 04/18/2015 | 04/20/2015 | Order and test the hardware components | Completed on time | --/--/2015 |
| 7 | 04/22/2015 | 04/24/2015 | Interfacing the motors to SJOne board | Ongoing | --/--/2015 |
| 8 | 04/10/2015 | --/--/2015 | Investigating implementation of Rubik cube solving algorithm (Kociemba's algorithm) | Ongoing | --/--/2015 |
| 9 | 04/28/2015 | 05/03/2015 | Build the Robot arm and test the controls | Ongoing | --/--/2015 |
| 10 | 05/03/2015 | 05/10/2015 | Interface the Robot arm and test the algorithms | Scheduled | --/--/2015 |
| 11 | 05/11/2015 | 05/19/2015 | Testing | Scheduled | --/--/2015 |
Parts List & Cost
| Item# | Part Desciption | Vendor | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Servo Motors | 6 | $56.58 | |
| 2 | Robotic Claw | 2 | $39.92 | |
| 3 | Speed Rubik cube | 2 | $21.48 | |
| 4 | Turnable table for Motors | 1 | $7.99 | |
| 5 | Robotic Claw stands | 2 | $7.52 | |
| 6 | Wires and other Accessories | --- | $16.5 |
Design & Implementation
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Hardware Interface
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Implementation
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Testing & Technical Challenges
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Conclusion
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Project Video
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Project Source Code
References
Acknowledgement
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References Used
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Appendix
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