autonomous weapon turret

User Interface

The user interface to this system was intentionally designed to be extremely simple. The graphical interface, shown below, presents to the user a simple, clean interface

Figure 1: The graphical user interface.

The stationary webcam feed is clearly shown in the primary window pane. To the right of this pane is a selector for the current mode of operation. The user can select between USER mode and AUTONOMOUS mode.

The user can also click the "Lock System" button in order to lock down the system from intruders.The "Change Password" button prompts the user for the current password and allows the user to change the password as desired.

Figure 2: Locking the graphical user interface.

When in USER mode, the "Calibrate" button can be clicked in order to calibrate the system. The on-screen instructions direct the user to move the weapon to the position indicated on the screen by the green dots. A laser pointer is on the barrel of the gun in order to assist in this process. Additionally, the user may fire the projectiles to see if they hit the indicated target. Once the user is satisfied that the weapon is in position, the left button on the joystick is clicked and the user is presented with the next calibration target. Once the system is calibrated, the "Done" button is clicked to return to USER mode.

Figure 3: The locked graphical user interface.