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Week 3: July 2nd, 2010

posted Jul 6, 2010 1:23 PM by Kwame Martin   [ updated Oct 17, 2010 4:51 PM ]
This week I successfully got the iRobot carry out, what is called an Enclosure Escape maneuver where I program the iRobot to be able to find its way out of a maze of enclosure using the bumper sensors located on the front of the iRobot. When the iRobot encounters a wall or obstacle it intelligently moves away and tries another direction until finally escaping its enclosure.



 
       

 





 This was done by implementing both its linear and angular velocity. See video below for details.

Enclosure Escape



Also this week I was assigned my official workspace in the Robotics lab. I feel like a real researcher now. :)