Lab 26 The aMAZing Traveler (Spring 2003)
The robot materials were funded by a grant from Tivioli.

Goals                      • Design a maze-traversing robot,
                                 • Interface motors and sensors to the 6812,
                                 • Implement pulse-width modulation,
                                 • Write low-level device drivers for the motors and sensors,
                                • Develop a high-level control system,
                                 • Use communication skills to work effectively as team.
                 

                The overall goal is to travel from one side of the maze to the other. Four walls enclose the field, and obstacles will be placed at unknown positions in the field. The robot will begin at an unknown angle with its back touching the starting wall. The goal is traverse the field and touch the finishing wall on the opposite side. Although speed is not of primary concern, your machine will be given a finite amount of time to complete its task.  

Figure 26.1. Mechanical diagram of the maze.

Ideas for EE345M Fall 2003 (send your thoughts to my email at Jonathan W. Valvano):
    1) line-tracker road rally: follow a figure 8 track at a constant speed
    2) find and pick up light-colored balls, leaving the dark-colored balls