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DJO RARE 2 presents:

BOTBALL CHALLENGE

Design and Interactive C
Mechanical Design Software Design Software Code Team Strategy Testing Procedures
Robot Names Assignmts.& Schedule Weekly Status Next Year Related Links

I. Mechanical Design

Raiden, Scout



Team 2's Handy
Board (without
Handy Board)

Testing Raiden,
the Team 1
Scout (Devon &
Karen)

Brian and James
with Team 1's
RCX
Lego Dacta's lego parts with programmable R.C.X., MIT's handy board which uses the Interactive C ver. 4 software, and the handy board sensors and control unit.  Please refer to pictures. <TOP>

II. Software Design

LOMU (RCX Robot-Team 2)- It is designed to move forward and backward, to use touch sensors that give feedback and give the command to turn, and to utilize light sensors which sense the glare of the START overhead lights and give the command to start the robot program. LOMU is also programmed to pick up the nest and drag it to the goal line.

III. Software Code

MIT's handy board- Interactive C ver. 4

IV. Team Strategy -

The team strategy is for the RCX robot to knock over the tubes as it goes to the opposite end of the playing board.  The robot then turns back and forth to prevent the opponent from scoring. Meanwhile, the Handy Board robot captures the nest of balls, and drags it over its goal line. The Gumdrop button bot uses an RCX micro scout. The microscout has an integrated motor and light sensor. It is designed to be a harrasser. It is supposed to get in the way of the other robots and stop the opponents. It can also be used toknock down the paper tubs. It has two large and flasy flags that can be used to distract the other team.

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V. Testing Procedures

The engineer initiated predefined commands one at a time.  Next the computer movement is checked and the command parameters are adjusted.  As example would be, a 1000 millisecond timer is set to stop the robot and lower the claw.  Next, the nest is dragged where it needs to be. The robot is then started.  When it works correctly, the robot is turned on to do a series of tasks.  Then corrections are made again and the procedure is repeated.

VI. Robot Names-