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Motion controlled, adjustable putting platform.

Company: SPHERES CONSULTING, LLC

Major(s):
Primary: ME
Secondary: CMPEN
Optional: CMPSC, EE

Non-Disclosure Agreement: NO

Intellectual Property: YES

The purpose of this project is to develop a platform that can be used to practice different types of putts. The platform will utilize a series of computer-controlled linear actuators to lift and lower different sections of the platform top. The team will adapt and improve an existing design for a moving platform that currently has a rigid top. The team will be responsible for researching different materials that provide the flexibility required to create different golf hole "profiles" while being strong enough for the golfer to walk on the platform. The team will develop the control system to store and send commands to the actuators to produce different configurations (ie up hill, down hill, breaking to the right, and so on). Included below is a link to an existing, high end version of this project. This team will be developing a generally similar, but simpler platform.

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