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Re: (MASSIVE) - Google Science Fair COMPETITION
« Reply #15 on: February 28, 2011, 12:44:11 am »
Interesting. I wouldn't enter, though, since I'm way past 18 and I wouldn't have any idea for a project for this. X.x

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Re: (MASSIVE) - Google Science Fair COMPETITION
« Reply #16 on: February 28, 2011, 07:52:26 am »
i believe I might be able to do this now I just have to buy a lot of robot parts. I need metal for support; a powerful microcontroller for running my program(It will be in C); Sonar sensors which I prefer over infared; If I try to add color to my map I will need a camera/rgb sensor; If I want to be able to transmit wireless information(almost a must) I will need a radio setup; and even more touch sensors for not hitting things.
I hope to mount the sonar sensors so that they see everything around it. I'm thinking 4-8. I also want some infared sensors on the bottom to tell me if I get over a cliff so I don't murder my robot on a table. i hope to not actually touch any of the things on the table without adding in something at the end. It would probably score less if I moved the things I was mapping.
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Re: (MASSIVE) - Google Science Fair COMPETITION
« Reply #17 on: March 01, 2011, 09:04:56 pm »
So are you thinking of using an arduino to control the robot. A possible idea is a method for multiple robots to connect wirelessly to speed up the mapping process. Also I don't see much of a problem with moving items as long as they are remapped. An application for the robots could be to search and destroy IED's or to preform search and rescue.

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Re: (MASSIVE) - Google Science Fair COMPETITION
« Reply #18 on: March 01, 2011, 09:14:07 pm »
i was thinking of those applications and use in areas with radioactive elements. The radioactivity can block out radio signals. I'm not sure what we're going to use to control it. i need something where we can store multiple files on it and have enough power to do this. My budget as it is has enough money for one robot. the remapping hopefully won't be too hard

i currently have an upper limit of $150 that will hopefully soon increase
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Re: (MASSIVE) - Google Science Fair COMPETITION
« Reply #19 on: March 01, 2011, 09:22:31 pm »
Even though you can only afford one robot you could still make it compatible with others. Also for communication there are several possibilities. You could use blips of sound, but that can be droned out and has a short range. The other which I know the military uses, has lasers to send data directly to another robot. The issue with this though is that it requires a direct line of sight. Being on a budget you could have your trusty 83/84 + work with the data and computations then have the arduino as a bridge between the motors and sensors.

List of stuff I need to do before September:
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4. Create Axe for the Prizm with an Axe legacy mode (in planning phase)
5. Develop a large set of C and asm libraries for the Prizm (some progress)
6. Create an emulator of the 83+ for the Prizm (not started)
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Re: (MASSIVE) - Google Science Fair COMPETITION
« Reply #20 on: March 01, 2011, 09:34:28 pm »
i don't have an 83/84 so I'll have to use an Nspire ;)

i was thinking some kind of a laser communication but that is difficult to implement. another Idea I had that was less prctical would be to use a fiber optic cable. I will think of that later right now i need to have agood idea what to use as main controller and how to get that working well. Got to build this thing than startt programming/adding new features
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Re: (MASSIVE) - Google Science Fair COMPETITION
« Reply #21 on: March 01, 2011, 10:57:01 pm »
I am a bit confused, but would this be a robot controlled via CALCnet 2.2? O.O

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Re: (MASSIVE) - Google Science Fair COMPETITION
« Reply #22 on: March 01, 2011, 10:59:34 pm »
No. it is supposed to be an autonomous robot that creates a 3d map of its area then does an assigned task with that map.
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Re: (MASSIVE) - Google Science Fair COMPETITION
« Reply #23 on: March 01, 2011, 11:06:36 pm »
If you're building a robot, you should probably go out and buy a microcontroller. Nspires aren't exactly plentiful in I/O capabilities. :P You can get some really cheap ARM platforms, based on the Cortex M3 and such.

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Re: (MASSIVE) - Google Science Fair COMPETITION
« Reply #24 on: March 01, 2011, 11:14:10 pm »
It doesn't say much about it. I need a good powerful one to keep up with the robots program. I knew I'd need a microcontroller when i started I just don't know of any good one

With Ndless if we mapped the usb port I could control the robot... TI please give me the usb port documentation(worth a try)
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Re: (MASSIVE) - Google Science Fair COMPETITION
« Reply #25 on: March 01, 2011, 11:30:57 pm »
Hmm...how powerful do you need?

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Re: (MASSIVE) - Google Science Fair COMPETITION
« Reply #26 on: March 01, 2011, 11:43:21 pm »
Relatively powerful. I either need to store an independent file with the 3d map in it or have it stored in the code as a variable(possibly 3d matrix). My code will be in C so It should be relatively fast, but there will be lots of information this robot has to quickly rocess(3 infared sensors currently planned(possibly a camera), many touch sensors, and a couple cliff sensors) I need to monitor all of those to keep the robot safe and mapping. i don't know quite enough to know what hardware this means thoough
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Re: (MASSIVE) - Google Science Fair COMPETITION
« Reply #27 on: April 19, 2011, 08:01:49 pm »
Hey, how did everyone's project do? My group's project wasn't completed, lol... Next year for sure!
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Re: (MASSIVE) - Google Science Fair COMPETITION
« Reply #28 on: April 19, 2011, 08:02:27 pm »
Sorry to hear. :(

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Re: (MASSIVE) - Google Science Fair COMPETITION
« Reply #29 on: April 19, 2011, 08:05:41 pm »
They aren't announcing winners yet....not till early may, when, ironically, I will be at another International science fair for the same project :P