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IGVC

2005-11-16T07:16:42Z

MichaelG: /* Quick notes on editing */

Welcome to the RoboJackets IGVC Wiki.

* [[Current events|Agenda for the next IGVC meeting]]

'''Please make a user name in the form of your first name and your last initial, as in "JackB" or "JimboW".'''

[[Image:Robojackets.jpg|200px]]

==Important Announcements==

I have recently been informed that there is a new aspect to the IGVC competition involving a new unmanned vehicle standard called JAUS. I will post more information in the news group,
but please be sure to visit this website for more information. http://www.jauswg.org/index.shtml

==Important info==
[[List of Tasks]]

[[List of People]] -
'' '''Ben''', '''Jason''', '''Kahn''', and '''Spencer''' - please create your user pages! --[[User:DavidF|David]] 12:31, 17 Oct. 2005 EDT''

[[Test Images]]

[[Rules]]

[[Robot Master Plan]]

==Other Items==
* [[ImageFilterDemo]] - A program for rapidly prototyping image filtering algorithms in Java.

==Editing the Wiki==

The "Help" page is of no use at the moment, but since this is an unmodified version MediaWiki, you can find documentation at the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Wikimedia Help] page if you need help editing.

===Quick notes on editing===

To create a page, simply go to that page (go to http://130.207.76.145/w/(articlename) ) and click "edit".

When editing, use <nowiki>[[linktext]]</nowiki> to link to another article, and use <nowiki>[url]</nowiki> to link to an external URL.

More help can be found at the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents MediaWiki documentation page].

===A Note on Uploading===

The following file types are allowed: png, gif, jpg, ogg, zip, mov, and pdf.

The maximum file size for a single upload is 100MB.

If either of these restrictions cause problems, let [[User:MichaelG|Michael]] or [[User:SpencerC|Spencer]] know, and we can change them.

Also:

MediaWiki assumes that zip files are images, so if you upload a file named "blah.zip", it will be at "Image:Blah.zip". This is not a problem. However, when linking to a file, make sure to use <nowiki>[[:Image:Blah.zip]]</nowiki> instead of <nowiki>[[Image:Blah.zip]]</nowiki>. The extra colon at the beginning makes it into a link, rather than an inline image. Some browsers don't like it if you have a 50MB unrecognizable image trying to draw in a page.

==Resources for Learning==

=== People ===
* "Computational Vision" and "Robotics" sections on Floor 2 of the [http://gtalumni.org/campusmap/bldngmodel.php?id=175&navview=0 Tech Square Research Building]
** '''[http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~tucker/ Tucker Balch]''', Office: TSRB Room 232 - does research related to robotics

* ECE faculty
** '''[http://www.ece.gatech.edu/faculty/fac_profiles/bio.php?id=101 Allen Tannenbaum]''', Office: VL E392B/WHIT 4102 - Does research related to Machine Vision (especially in biological systems)

=== Research Resources ===
* [http://www.google.com/ Google]
* [http://scholar.google.com/scholar Google Scholar]
** [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=machine+vision Google Scholar Machine Vision]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_vision Wikipedia Machine Vision]

== Georgia Tech Robotics Resources ==
* [http://www.robotics.gatech.edu/ Robotics@Gatech] - Page is a little broken, so some links to individual pages below
** [http://www.robotics.gatech.edu/#SEMINARS Robotics@Gatech Seminars]
* [http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~dellaert/ipr/html/schedule.html Gatech Robotics Seminars]
* [http://swiki.cc.gatech.edu:8080/rsd Gatech Robotics.Students.Discuss Group Swiki Page]

==External Links==
* [http://www.igvc.org/ Official IGVC Website]
** Rules ([[Rules|summary]])
*** [http://www.igvc.org/deploy/rules.htm HTML]
*** [http://www.igvc.org/deploy/rules.pdf PDF]

Talk:List of Tasks

2005-10-12T16:31:32Z

MichaelG: /* About Magnetic Compass */

==About Magnetic Compass==
Is this actually necessary to be mentioned in our list of tasks? I'm confused as to whether this was meant seriously or not.

Seriously. I mean, I think it's worth it. During the GPS course, if we suffer a GPS outage, it is another piece of information that can keep us driving with very little development or cost (I'm told we own the hardware)
--[[User:AndyB|AndyB]] 14:23, 11 Oct 2005 (EDT)

Sorry about not signing before. Alright, I was just looking for a little explanation. Do you think maybe you could put a short description of the goal (just something along the lines of what you said above)? Thanks.
[[User:MichaelG|Michael]] 12:31, 12 Oct 2005 (EDT)

==About SICK==

After browsing through the various sensors provided by SICK and looking at price quotes, I think it's safe to say that it's a dead end. The cheapest relevant equipment I could see there was machine vision stuff, which has a maximum range of about 25 inches, and costs a minimum of about 3 grand. The distance scanners they sell cost a minimum of 7 grand. I think that creating our own systems will be a considerably better option. [[User:SpencerC|Spencer]] 12:06, 10 Oct 2005 (EDT)

Well, respectfully, I think you're wrong. Check out this link for some info, we would probably use one LMS 200 or LMS 292
[http://www.mysick.com/saqqara/view.aspx?id=IM0012759 Sick LMS data sheet]
They retail for between $2-3000, and we may very well have access to several of them through the CS department (or they could be donated). They require no development time, have Linux drivers, are very accurate, and are field proven (they were used by all 4 of the teams that finished the DARPA Grand Challenge)(See my info page for links to successful DARPA teams that used them).
I think that stereo vision is certainly not necessary, and I think we can do much better, (much simpler and cheaper) with the sonar array, and one camera if we cannot get a hold of one of the SICKs (which I maintain are the best option).
[[User:AndyB|AndyB]] 18:09, 10 Oct 2005 (EDT)

In that case, I think we should split SICK and stereovision into two different articles, since they seem to be mutually exclusive. [[User:SpencerC|Spencer]] 01:02, 11 Oct 2005 (EDT)

Ok
[[User:AndyB|AndyB]] 01:18, 11 Oct 2005 (EDT)

Talk:List of Tasks

2005-10-11T05:38:42Z

MichaelG:

==About Magnetic Compass==
Is this actually necessary to be mentioned in our list of tasks? I'm confused as to whether this was meant seriously or not.

==About SICK==

After browsing through the various sensors provided by SICK and looking at price quotes, I think it's safe to say that it's a dead end. The cheapest relevant equipment I could see there was machine vision stuff, which has a maximum range of about 25 inches, and costs a minimum of about 3 grand. The distance scanners they sell cost a minimum of 7 grand. I think that creating our own systems will be a considerably better option. [[User:SpencerC|Spencer]] 12:06, 10 Oct 2005 (EDT)

Well, respectfully, I think you're wrong. Check out this link for some info, we would probably use one LMS 200 or LMS 292
[http://www.mysick.com/saqqara/view.aspx?id=IM0012759 Sick LMS data sheet]
They retail for between $2-3000, and we may very well have access to several of them through the CS department (or they could be donated). They require no development time, have Linux drivers, are very accurate, and are field proven (they were used by all 4 of the teams that finished the DARPA Grand Challenge)(See my info page for links to successful DARPA teams that used them).
I think that stereo vision is certainly not necessary, and I think we can do much better, (much simpler and cheaper) with the sonar array, and one camera if we cannot get a hold of one of the SICKs (which I maintain are the best option).
[[User:AndyB|AndyB]] 18:09, 10 Oct 2005 (EDT)

In that case, I think we should split SICK and stereovision into two different articles, since they seem to be mutually exclusive. [[User:SpencerC|Spencer]] 01:02, 11 Oct 2005 (EDT)

Ok
[[User:AndyB|AndyB]] 01:18, 11 Oct 2005 (EDT)

IGVC

2005-10-11T04:06:01Z

MichaelG: /* A Note on Uploading */ - >Removed filetype requests (support added)

Welcome to the RoboJackets IGVC Wiki.

'''Please make a user name in the form of your first name and your last initial, as in "JackB" or "JimboW".'''

[[Image:Robojackets.jpg|200px]]

The "Help" page is of no use at the moment, but since this is an unmodified version MediaWiki, you can find documentation at the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Wikimedia Help] page if you need help editing.

==Quick notes on editing==

To create a page, simply go to that page (go to http://igvc.no-ip.org/w/(articlename) ) and click "edit".

When editing, use <nowiki>[[linktext]]</nowiki> to link to another article, and use <nowiki>[url]</nowiki> to link to an external URL.

More help can be found at the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents MediaWiki documentation page].

==Important info==
[[List of Tasks]]

[[List of People]]

[[Test Images]]

==New Items==
[[ImageFilterDemo]] - A program for rapidly prototyping image filtering algorithms in Java.

==A Note on Uploading==

The following file types are allowed: png, jpg, gif, ogg, and zip.

The maximum file size for a single upload is 100MB.

If either of these restrictions cause problems, let [[User:MichaelG|Michael]] or [[User:SpencerC|Spencer]] know, and we can change them.

Also:

MediaWiki assumes that zip files are images, so if you upload a file named "blah.zip", it will be at "Image:Blah.zip". This is not a problem. However, when linking to a file, make sure to use <nowiki>[[:Image:Blah.zip]]</nowiki> instead of <nowiki>[[Image:Blah.zip]]</nowiki>. The extra colon at the beginning makes it into a link, rather than an inline image. Some browsers don't like it if you have a 50MB unrecognizable image trying to draw in a page.

User:MichaelG

2005-10-09T01:01:20Z

MichaelG:

Name: Michael Gabriel

E-mail: [mailto:mgabriel@gatech.edu mgabriel@gatech.edu]

Major: Computer Science

IGVC

2005-10-09T00:29:30Z

MichaelG:

Welcome to the RoboJackets IGVC Wiki.

[[Image:Robojackets.jpg|200px]]

The "Help" page is of no use, but since this is an unmodified version MediaWiki, you can find documentation at [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents] if you need help editing.

==Quick notes on editing==

To create a page, simply go to that page (go to http://igvc.no-ip.org/wiki/index.php/(articlename)) and click "edit".

When editing, use <nowiki>[[linktext]]</nowiki> to link to another article, and use <nowiki>[url]</nowiki> to link to an external URL.

More help can be found at the MediaWiki documentation page.

IGVC

2005-10-08T21:27:13Z

MichaelG:

Welcome to the RoboJackets IGVC Wiki.

[[Image:Robojackets.jpg|200px]]

File upload is in the works at the moment, but should be working soon.

Text editing should be working well, although at the moment LaTeX (equation support) is not.

The "Help" page is of no use, but since this is an unmodified version MediaWiki, you can find documentation at [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents] if you need help editing.

==Quick notes on editing==

To create a page, simply go to that page (go to http://igvc.no-ip.org/wiki/index.php/(articlename)) and click "edit".

When editing, use <nowiki>[[linktext]]</nowiki> to link to another article, and use <nowiki>[url]</nowiki> to link to an external URL.

More help can be found at the MediaWiki documentation page.

IGVC

2005-10-08T21:21:59Z

MichaelG:

Welcome to the RoboJackets IGVC Wiki.

[[Image:Robojackets.jpg]]

File upload is in the works at the moment, but should be working soon.

Text editing should be working well, although at the moment LaTeX (equation support) is not.

The "Help" page is of no use, but since this is an unmodified version MediaWiki, you can find documentation at [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents] if you need help editing.

==Quick notes on editing==

To create a page, simply go to that page (go to http://igvc.no-ip.org/wiki/index.php/(articlename)) and click "edit".

When editing, use <nowiki>[[linktext]]</nowiki> to link to another article, and use <nowiki>[url]</nowiki> to link to an external URL.

More help can be found at the MediaWiki documentation page.

File:Robojackets.jpg

2005-10-08T21:20:23Z

MichaelG: RoboJackets Logo

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