MASLab Sensors. January 2003. Alana Lafferty (and Christopher Batten) Agenda. Soldering ... Do not leave a soldering iron plugged in when you are not using it ...
A little advice. Mapping is hard! And it's not required to do okay. ... Motivation and Advice. Basic Terminology. Topological Maps. Metrical Maps. Sensors ...
Detectors (photo diodes, photo transistors) Sensors use notch ... Cable making: General Tips. Use Stranded Wire only, strip only ', twist strands together ...
Also really easy, moderately useful over arbitrary time scales ... Lots of newbie gotchas, like 2pi wrap-around. Visualization. Visualization is critical ...
Playing field is big, robot is slow. Driving around perimeter takes a minute! Scoring takes time... often ~20 seconds to 'line up' to a mouse hole. ...
Shaft Encoders. PID Controller. Target. Never stop the robot. Always ... Encoders drive short distances. Corrections from camera. Ball Count. Game Time ...