P17421: Robocomposter 2.0

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Project Summary	Project Information
In an effort funded by Rochester Roots, a local 6th grader named J.J proposed an idea to decompose waste to demonstrate the decomposition process and turn scrap in to fertilizer. The project was initiated in 2015 by an MSD team (16421) that began the fabrication process of an automated composting mechanism. While the detailed design for the RoboComposter was attempted by a previous MSD team, the team ran out of time and the RoboComposter lacks critical automation components. Throughout the term, the design will be refined and controls will be added to make RoboComposter 1.0 turn into a fully automated composting machine deemed RoboComposter 2.0. For more detailed background information, Click Here to view the project definition material. Photo from P16421	Project Name RoboComposter2.0 Project Number P17421 Start Term 2161 End Term 2165 Faculty Guide Chris Leibfried Primary Customer Jan MacDonald, jan@rochesterroots.org Sponsor (financial support) Rochester Roots, $500

Team Members

From left to right: Charlie Friedman, John Magure, Emir Ljuca, and Dante Gonzales

From left to right: Charlie Friedman, John Magure, Emir Ljuca, and Dante Gonzales

Member	Role	Contact
John Maguire	EE	jvm9628@rit.edu
Emir Ljuca	EE	el5594@rit.edu
Charlie Friedman	ME	cjf5489@rit.edu
Dante Gonzales	CE	dmg9479@rit.edu

Table of Contents

MSD I & II	MSD I	MSD II
Planning & Execution Project Photos and Videos Imagine RIT	Problem Definition Systems Design Preliminary Detailed Design Detailed Design	Build & Test Prep Subsystem Build & Test Integrated System Build & Test Integrated System Build & Test with Customer Demo Customer Handoff & Final Project Documentation