Colony General Meeting
Friday 10.6.06
- Introductions
- We introduced each other because Aaron can't remember names.
- Learned interesting stuff about each other.
- Group Updates
- ColoNet
- XBee -> Computer Dongle works.
- Sends only 0's but not information...(on serial).
- XBee -> Computer Dongle works.
- BOM Squad
- The intensity of BOM readings over different distances data.
- Get_max_BOM fails within 1/2 foot (saturates 5 sensors).
- See graph on wiki (see Aaron's presentation from today).
- Sensors don't see to be consistent. Some get saturated easier than others.
- More testing will be done.
- Blinder test may also be done.
- Will now work on making the function better
- The intensity of BOM readings over different distances data.
- Emotions Group -> Marching Band Group
- Just starting up.
- Using Austin's MIDI -> Robot Freq program.
- Find transitions in music to change formations.
- Play music together and then march together.
- Compse own music???
- Oh man! Talk to RobOrchestra Kids!
- Maze Group
- Disbanded. The behavior is finished.
- Charging Station
- Someone made a cool model on the computer.
- Ben made a cool feeler sample for charging from it.
- First sub-meeting.
- All subsequent meetings on Tuesdays @ 8:30pm
- Join the Dlist (rc-colony-
- Tasks
- Communication over wireless (modification to the packets)
- BOM Turning
- Two robots help each other turn. One turns perpendicular to the other to circumnagivagte to a particular side.
- BOM Squad should talk to Feng about the BOM, similiar issues that can use collaboration.
- Base station design
- Omni-directional docking and charging! Look on wiki for pictures and explanations.
- Issues about shorting need to be resolved...but later.
- Someone made a cool model on the computer.
- SURG
- Greg says you should do them. Please.
- Deadline is Saturday Evening (ie: TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
- Presentation
- Given by Aaron.
- About competing multi-robot systems (ie: colonies).
- ColoNet