Status Updates: 04/02/10¶
Weeks of 03/26/10 - 04/02/10
- Meeting of the Minds
- 4 weeks
- Presentation type: Poster (laptop for videos)
- SURG - Formation Control - Nico, Alex, James C., Joel, Echo
- Modularize formations
- Get to a circle
- check out the new video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdw_Eo-5I1s
- three robots form around center robot, orient themselves and move together
- orientation: using BOMs to coordinate via the center robot
- Equal spacing on circle
- nothing new
- Move circle
- Echo is working on math for moving all robots together
- large error when using BOMs to detect robot positions
- try using encoders (esp to move straight)
- Echo is working on math for moving all robots together
- Unlink circle into a follow-the-leader, and relink back into a circle
- Dan J. is working on understanding existing lemmings code
- Get to a circle
- Compasses: who wants to take the lead on interfacing with robots?
- Chris will start, looking for newer member also (Nico)
- Modularize formations
- Library/Wireless Clean-up - David, Ben W, Abe
- Need another week or two
- Back-and-forth works sometimes, still testing
- Rangefinders - Chris
- updated wiki table, check if you are having hardware problems
- Demo Folder - Evan
- "lib" has library code
- "src" has behavior code
- can type make DemoName in the root demo directory to make and program the demo
- Demos list: Hunter-Prey, joystick, smart run around
- Filter Design - Emily
- MATLAB implementation finished and correct
- C implementation is still buggy, need another week
- TODO: make sure this is in repo
- Diagnostic Station - Austin
- Timer Manager - Austin, Brad
- Rangefinders Fitting - Brad, Ben P, Megan