Technical information of KU Corobots and arena

 

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2 KU Corobots
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Arena

         Each group will have a pair of identical KU Corobots. Each robot has its own arena which is dependent upon the other; they have to work together however.

 

KU Corobots

top
front
side
bottom

Both robots have the same component as the following.

  • Top view
    • Controller board (Arduino Pro Micro)
    • Reset switch
    • Three-axis Accelerometer
    • Basic I/O board
    • On/Off switch
    • Bluetooth module
    • Power bank
    • Two driving wheels and one supporting wheel
  • Bottom view
    • Three line trackers (left eye, right eye and center eye)
    • Color sensor
Arena

Arena component

  • White floor
  • Guiding black lines
  • Short color strips
  • Mechanic bridges
  • Corobot detector boxes (with and without swinging doors)

 

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Floor, line and color strip
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Mechanic bridge
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Corobot detector box without door
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Corobot detector box with door

Arena control mechanism architecture          

          The main control application keeps track the robot position from the signals reported by the Corobot detector boxes. When a robot moves to the Corobot detector box, the box sends a message to the application via IEEE 802.15.4 to the application. The application checks the task condition and sends messages to control the mechanic bridge and the door. At the same time, the application updates the animation on the screen and the background music to match the current situation.

 

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A robot moves into a Corobot detector box.

 

 
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Wireless communication module at the Corobot

detector box sends a message to main control

application when a robot is in the box.
app1
Animation on monitor controlled by the main control application
app2
Animation on monitor changes by the controller application