6.270 Autonomous Robot Design Competition

 

name: t.k.o

team #: sixteen

size: 12x12x12

electronics used:

1 handyboard
4 LEDs/phototransistors
2 distance sensors
2 touch sensors
4 motors
1 servo
1 beacon

drive used: differential

features:

3 closed sides
5 wheels, 4/side, 1/front
2 motors per side
empty interior
open back

code:

backup.c
light-test.c
orient.c
servo_test.c
beep.c
line-follow.c
test.c
calibrate.c
main.c
round2.c
motor_test.c
definitions.c
new-test.c
round2b.c
demo-menu.c

creators:

Jae Kim
Teresa Ko
Ruxi Guan

 

 

strategy:

our basically strategy was to trap the balls under our robot.

1) orient itself using the light sensor to face the opponent side.

2) drives till it reaches the line, backs up till it is parallel to the line

3) drives in reverse to trap the second ball under the robot

4) makes a 180 degree turn

5) drives in reverse again back to get the first ball

6) turns left and drives back to our side

competition:

t.k.o. did not make it to the third around. During the first round, t.k.o's beacon failed to turn on for some unknown reason. During the second round, t.k.o.'s light sensors failed, leading a mis-orientation of the robot. It would have done a better job if those problems didn't occur.

Extras:

pictures of us working discussing our strategy and coding and soldering.

two little pics of our t.k.o.