The
problem to be solved is a maze navigation problem
-- you are given a maze and a starting point and a final destination
point on
the maze. The task to design and build a fully autonomous Robot, with
no human
intervention, that will go from the starting point to the destination,
“learn”
the maze, and then make its way back without making a wrong decision.
The
maze is specified as a grid of cells, with floor
colors indicating if the cell is a corner or decision point or
start/goal
cells. The robot must be built using the Lego NXT platform and can use
up to
three types of sensors – an ultrasonic (distance) sensor, tactile
(touch)
sensor, and an optical sensor. Using these different sensors, the robot
must
The objectives of this exercise are: learn to work in teams, build a fully autonomous Robot by integrating modules you developed earlier, integration of information from multiple sources (i.e., use multiple sensors), and developing and analyzing alternate solutions to a problem.
A detailed description of the project, and the maze specifications, are provided.