Art 483 | Fundamentals of Interface Design | Winter 2007
4. The Dog
This robot follows a black line on the ground, pausing and continuing upon loud sounds that it hears, and stopping if it makes contact with anything. It also plays a sound file when anything comes too close to it on the path it is following.
(Click on the photos to see large versions in a separate window.)
Here are some files related to it:
Overview: a summary sheet describing the robot and its variations.
Schematic: a schematic diagram explaining the implementation of the program.
Variation A: Follow a trail on the ground and stop on contact.
- 4A-Dog.vi: the Robolab program
- 4A-Dog.pdf: a picture of the program
Variation B: Alternate version of A with parallel tasks.
- 4B-Dog.vi: the Robolab program
- 4B-Dog.pdf: a picture of the program
Variation C: Listen for master's commands, pausing & continuing.
- 4C-Dog.vi: the Robolab program
- 4C-Dog.pdf: a picture of the program
Variation D: "Bark" when anything is too close.
- 4D-Dog.vi: the Robolab program
- 4D-Dog.pdf: a picture of the program
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