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[[Category:Robot Lab (Spring 2007)]]

Assignment 1 consists of 3 parts, which basically amount to the Freshman robot design lab course.

Assignment 1 will be further refined, but this is a good starting point for you to work towards.

=== Part 1 ===

Have the Roomba exit a predefined maze (this may not be the exact maze, we will update this) by dead reckoning.

see [http://gicl.cs.drexel.edu/wiki/Challenge_1 Winter 2007 Challenge 1] for more information about the task, but note that this is not the actual maze.

The actual maze will be the hallway of University Commons. Below is a map of the
hallway in University Crossings between room 147 and room
151. You will start at room 147 and follow the path indicated by the
yellow arrows towards 151. You should avoid all of the colored
squares in the hall. Each tile in the hallway is 1 sq. ft.

[[Image:Hallway Map.gif]]

=== Part 2 ===

Implement a general maze exiting strategy (such as DFS/wall following) for the Roomba to exit a maze.

see [http://gicl.cs.drexel.edu/wiki/Challenge_2 Winter 2007 Challenge 2] for more information.

You will not be graded on the time it takes your Roomba to exit the maze, only that it succeeds in exiting the maze.

=== Part 3 ===

Have the Roomba sing a song.

see [http://gicl.cs.drexel.edu/wiki/Challenge_4 Winter 2007 Challenge 4]

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 [[Category:Robot Lab (Spring 2007)]]
 The three parts of this assignment basically amount to the Freshman [[Roomba Design Lab (Winter 2007)]]. The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize you with controlling the Robot using a computer while introducing some basic algorithms for movement.
 == Part 1 ==
 ===Objective===

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 == Part 3 ==
-Have the Roomba sing a song.
+Part 3 is intended to be a fun one: get the Roomba to play a tune.  Four suggestions are given.
-see [http://gicl.cs.drexel.edu/wiki/Challenge_4 Winter 2007 Challenge 4]
+There are many sources of information about this problem on the Internet.  Apple Mac users may have a slightly easier time, however ultimately you need to send a sequence of notes to the Roomba for it to play automatically.  This can be done from MAC, Windows or Linux.

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 [[Category:Robot Lab (Spring 2007)]]
 The three parts of this assignment basically amount to the Freshman [[Roomba Design Lab (Winter 2007)]]. The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize you with controlling the Robot using a computer while introducing some basic algorithms for movement.
-=== Part 1 ===
+== Part 1 ==
-==Objective==
+===Objective===
 Roomba Challenge #1 is a set of "cattle chutes", i.e. a maze with 1 path and no detours. The maze requires the Roomba to make several turns to reach the end. The maze can be "short cut" for a faster time via some measurements and sensing.
-==Implementation Challenges==
+===Implementation Challenges===
 Though the first maze is relatively easy, setting up the environment will provide that extra bit of frustration that puts it on par with the other mazes. The challenges you can hope to face are as such (maybe more?):
 #Getting Roomba and your computer interacting
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 [[Image:Hallway Map.gif]]
-=== Part 2 ===
+== Part 2 ==
-Implement a general maze exiting strategy (such as DFS/wall following) for the Roomba to exit a maze.
+The Roomba must navigate a similar set of pathways as in Part 1. While most of the maze can be navigated via dead reckoning (like Part 1), use of additional sensors will be required to find the exit the Maze.  Sensors that the teams may want to explore how to use include the wall sensor and other bump sensors. You may want to implement a general maze exiting strategy (such as DFS/wall following).
-−
-see [http://gicl.cs.drexel.edu/wiki/Challenge_2 Winter 2007 Challenge 2] for more information.
 You will not be graded on the time it takes your Roomba to exit the maze, only that it succeeds in exiting the maze.
-=== Part 3 ===
+===Implementation Challenges===
 Have the Roomba sing a song.
 see [http://gicl.cs.drexel.edu/wiki/Challenge_4 Winter 2007 Challenge 4]