Updated the mapping app: Out of 800 scans, here, I only used 8 to actually make a decent map. I just have to reduce the number of mouse clicks/key presses now (not to mention implement the ‘save’ :)
We wanted to throw this question out: where should we do the registration? our two options are: 1. On each robot 2. On the basestation It would be more efficient to do it on the basestation, but doing it on each robot opens a lot more possibilities for the AI (which is also important). [...]
public interface IRegistration extends Runnable { /** * This Method will grab data from the db variable (RobotInterface) * like the laser data or ins sensor data in order to register the laser data * to the overall map. * * Since there are many types of algorithms that could be used for the registration, [...]
I had mentioned during our first meeting the idea of using those unmanned aerial vehicle robots as communication hubs. They have the most degrees of freedom for positioning themselves in convenient places. I think we should take a look at using these robots for next year’s competition. I foresee a couple of major benefits possible [...]