Teezy

Autonmous Tee Box Prototype

I worked at a golf course all through high school doing tee service – a task that took me 3 hours every morning to do that was simple. I picked up the tee boxes and moved them, which was monotonous. So, me and my friend Ethan took on the task of making an autonomous version without any elctronic experience other than some python we learned in class.

Parts List:

Tank Chassis + two DC motors
ESP32 microcontroller – the brain, where the code is held like an arduino
Motor Driver – regulates voltage
Position Sensor – Internal Measurment Unit (IMU)
GPS Module
LoRa Transceiver for long range communication
Antennas – one for short and long range

A lot of this was understanding how to get these pieces to connect. We spent weeks researching what we actually needed, then learning to wire and solder everything together properly. Using chat gpt as a resource, it was able to clear up a lot of the confusion

As of now, we are currently working on getting our gps module to work within 3 inches, as we need to be precise for moving positions. Once we obtain this, we will be coding to create a “control panel” for the user, also known as the greenskeeper, to tell the bots where to be on a daily basis. For now, prototyping is going great.