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FIRST

2007-02-26T18:40:29Z

Stevend: Roman as TL

{| id="go" style="color: #ffffff; width:20em; margin:0 0 0.5em 1em; float: right;"
|-
|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:2006 robot.jpg|FIRST]]
|-
!align="center" bgcolor="blue" colspan="3"|Robojackets FIRST Team
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Steven Dang
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Jevawn Roberts
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Roman Shtylman
|}

Welcome to the '''[http://www.gatech.edu/ Georgia Tech]''' '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' '''[http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]''' wiki!

==Description==
The Robojackets FIRST program is the primary component of our outreach program. This team mentors high school students in the areas of science and technology especially pertaining to robotics. This is done through two major activities.

In the fall semester, we host technology enrichment sessions, which are lecture/lab style activities open to any teams interested in coming. These TE sessions are designed to teach high school students (and sometimes their mentors), the basic engineering knowledge that is necessary for designing, building, and programming robots. The other aspect of the FIRST team is the direct sponsorship and mentoring of Wheeler High School, [http://www.circuitrunners.com/site/?cat=first&p=main/ The Circuitrunners: Team 1002].

In January of every year, FIRST releases a set of rules for a game that teams up high school teams and their sponsors against each other. We help the Circuitrunners design, build, and program a robot every spring semester to compete in each year's game.

==Announcements==
* 09/27/06 - More teams have been added to the [[FIRSTTE2006|TE sessions page]]. Also, the [http://www.robojackets.org/index.php?p=10 TE sessions page on the RJ website] has been updated with all the information for this year's sessions.
* 09/22/06 - The location for the basic TE has been set to the Love Building room 185: [[FIRSTTE2006| TE sessions 2006]].
* 09/18/06 - The [[FIRSTTE2006| TE sessions 2006]] page has been updated with complete topical outline, location information, and currently signed up schools
* 09/01/06 - TE session 2006 page has been posted [[FIRSTTE2006|here]].
* 08/21/06 - We will be meeting to discuss the TE sessions for this fall.

==Important Items==
* [[FIRSTTE2006|TE sessions 2006]]
* [[:Image:2006TERoster.zip| TE session roster 2006]]
* [[FIRST Electrical| FIRST Electrical resources]]

==Links==
* [http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]
* [http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster-Carr]evawn Roberts
* [http://www.sdp-si.com/ SDP-SI]
* [http://www1.mscdirect.com/cgi/nnsrhm/ MSC Industrial Supply Company]

File:Electronics Parts List.zip

2007-01-22T04:32:01Z

Stevend:

FIRST

2007-01-21T18:02:50Z

Stevend: /* Important Items */

{| id="go" style="color: #ffffff; width:20em; margin:0 0 0.5em 1em; float: right;"
|-
|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:2006 robot.jpg|FIRST]]
|-
!align="center" bgcolor="blue" colspan="3"|Robojackets FIRST Team
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Steven Dang
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Jevawn Roberts
|}

Welcome to the '''[http://www.gatech.edu/ Georgia Tech]''' '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' '''[http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]''' wiki!

==Description==
The Robojackets FIRST program is the primary component of our outreach program. This team mentors high school students in the areas of science and technology especially pertaining to robotics. This is done through two major activities.

In the fall semester, we host technology enrichment sessions, which are lecture/lab style activities open to any teams interested in coming. These TE sessions are designed to teach high school students (and sometimes their mentors), the basic engineering knowledge that is necessary for designing, building, and programming robots. The other aspect of the FIRST team is the direct sponsorship and mentoring of Wheeler High School, [http://www.circuitrunners.com/site/?cat=first&p=main/ The Circuitrunners: Team 1002].

In January of every year, FIRST releases a set of rules for a game that teams up high school teams and their sponsors against each other. We help the Circuitrunners design, build, and program a robot every spring semester to compete in each year's game.

==Announcements==
* 09/27/06 - More teams have been added to the [[FIRSTTE2006|TE sessions page]]. Also, the [http://www.robojackets.org/index.php?p=10 TE sessions page on the RJ website] has been updated with all the information for this year's sessions.
* 09/22/06 - The location for the basic TE has been set to the Love Building room 185: [[FIRSTTE2006| TE sessions 2006]].
* 09/18/06 - The [[FIRSTTE2006| TE sessions 2006]] page has been updated with complete topical outline, location information, and currently signed up schools
* 09/01/06 - TE session 2006 page has been posted [[FIRSTTE2006|here]].
* 08/21/06 - We will be meeting to discuss the TE sessions for this fall.

==Important Items==
* [[FIRSTTE2006|TE sessions 2006]]
* [[:Image:2006TERoster.zip| TE session roster 2006]]
* [[FIRST Electrical| FIRST Electrical resources]]

==Links==
* [http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]
* [http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster-Carr]
* [http://www.sdp-si.com/ SDP-SI]
* [http://www1.mscdirect.com/cgi/nnsrhm/ MSC Industrial Supply Company]

File:FinalTEMap.gif

2006-12-04T19:07:07Z

Stevend: Map to get to TE sessions

Map to get to TE sessions

FIRST

2006-10-25T04:17:36Z

Stevend: /* Links */

{| id="go" style="color: #ffffff; width:20em; margin:0 0 0.5em 1em; float: right;"
|-
|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:2006 robot.jpg|FIRST]]
|-
!align="center" bgcolor="blue" colspan="3"|Robojackets FIRST Team
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Steven Dang
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Jevawn Roberts
|}

Welcome to the '''[http://www.gatech.edu/ Georgia Tech]''' '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' '''[http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]''' wiki!

==Description==
The Robojackets FIRST program is the primary component of our outreach program. This team mentors high school students in the areas of science and technology especially pertaining to robotics. This is done through two major activities.

In the fall semester, we host technology enrichment sessions, which are lecture/lab style activities open to any teams interested in coming. These TE sessions are designed to teach high school students (and sometimes their mentors), the basic engineering knowledge that is necessary for designing, building, and programming robots. The other aspect of the FIRST team is the direct sponsorship and mentoring of Wheeler High School, [http://www.circuitrunners.com/site/?cat=first&p=main/ The Circuitrunners: Team 1002].

In January of every year, FIRST releases a set of rules for a game that teams up high school teams and their sponsors against each other. We help the Circuitrunners design, build, and program a robot every spring semester to compete in each year's game.

==Announcements==
* 09/27/06 - More teams have been added to the [[FIRSTTE2006|TE sessions page]]. Also, the [http://www.robojackets.org/index.php?p=10 TE sessions page on the RJ website] has been updated with all the information for this year's sessions.
* 09/22/06 - The location for the basic TE has been set to the Love Building room 185: [[FIRSTTE2006| TE sessions 2006]].
* 09/18/06 - The [[FIRSTTE2006| TE sessions 2006]] page has been updated with complete topical outline, location information, and currently signed up schools
* 09/01/06 - TE session 2006 page has been posted [[FIRSTTE2006|here]].
* 08/21/06 - We will be meeting to discuss the TE sessions for this fall.

==Important Items==
* [[FIRSTTE2006|TE sessions 2006]]
* [[:Image:2006TERoster.zip| TE session roster 2006]]

==Links==
* [http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]
* [http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster-Carr]
* [http://www.sdp-si.com/ SDP-SI]
* [http://www1.mscdirect.com/cgi/nnsrhm/ MSC Industrial Supply Company]

FIRST

2006-09-29T05:25:49Z

Stevend: /* Important Items */

{| id="go" style="color: #ffffff; width:20em; margin:0 0 0.5em 1em; float: right;"
|-
|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:2006 robot.jpg|FIRST]]
|-
!align="center" bgcolor="blue" colspan="3"|Robojackets FIRST Team
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Steven Dang
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Jevawn Roberts
|}

Welcome to the '''[http://www.gatech.edu/ Georgia Tech]''' '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' '''[http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]''' wiki!

==Description==
The Robojackets FIRST program is the primary component of our outreach program. This team mentors high school students in the areas of science and technology especially pertaining to robotics. This is done through two major activities.

In the fall semester, we host technology enrichment sessions, which are lecture/lab style activities open to any teams interested in coming. These TE sessions are designed to teach high school students (and sometimes their mentors), the basic engineering knowledge that is necessary for designing, building, and programming robots. The other aspect of the FIRST team is the direct sponsorship and mentoring of Wheeler High School, [http://www.circuitrunners.com/site/?cat=first&p=main/ The Circuitrunners: Team 1002].

In January of every year, FIRST releases a set of rules for a game that teams up high school teams and their sponsors against each other. We help the Circuitrunners design, build, and program a robot every spring semester to compete in each year's game.

==Announcements==
* 09/27/06 - More teams have been added to the [[FIRSTTE2006|TE sessions page]]. Also, the [http://www.robojackets.org/index.php?p=10 TE sessions page on the RJ website] has been updated with all the information for this year's sessions.
* 09/22/06 - The location for the basic TE has been set to the Love Building room 185: [[FIRSTTE2006| TE sessions 2006]].
* 09/18/06 - The [[FIRSTTE2006| TE sessions 2006]] page has been updated with complete topical outline, location information, and currently signed up schools
* 09/01/06 - TE session 2006 page has been posted [[FIRSTTE2006|here]].
* 08/21/06 - We will be meeting to discuss the TE sessions for this fall.

==Important Items==
* [[FIRSTTE2006|TE sessions 2006]]
* [[:Image:2006TERoster.zip| TE session roster 2006]]

==Links==
* [http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]
* [http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster-Carr]
* [http://www.sdp-si.com/ SDP-SI]

File:2006TERoster.zip

2006-09-29T05:24:32Z

Stevend:

IKArm

2006-09-28T04:57:48Z

Stevend: /* Announcements */

[[Image:IKarm.jpg|right]]

Welcome to the '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' Inverse Kinematic Arm wiki!

==Description==
The Inverse Kinematic Arm project is an independent research endeavor that isn't affiliated with a robotics competition. The goad of the project is to explore control algorithms for implementing inverse kinematic control. This form of control is where the position of the end of the manipulator is controlled directly by giving it coordinates in 3 dimensional space to move to. The control algorithm is designed to determine what motions all the joints of the arm need to perform in order to achieve the desired end effector position.

The project will be conducted using a 3 degree of freedom arm that was taken off of an old bomb disposal robot(bombbot) that was donated to the Robojackets by Dr. Wayne Book. Each joint is controlled independently by Vantec Motor drivers taken from the bombbot. Also, each joint has a potentiometer connected to it for positional sensing. All of the motor drivers and potentiometers are connected to an Atmel AVR development board which serves as an RS-232 adapter for the robot. Currently, the AVR board will connect to the serial port of a computer, which will control the robot using Labview.

Initially the goal will be to implement forward kinematic control of the robot, which entails independent PID control of each joint and determining the position of the end effector. Then several different inverse kinematic control algorithms including:
* Velocity controlled IK
* Path Controlled IK
The last goal of the project will be to implement hybrid control of the arm position in order to achieve multiple objectives simultaneously.

==Meeting Times==
IK meetings will be held:
*Sundays from 2-5pm in the Tin building
*Wednesdays from 5-7pm in the Student Center Commons

==Announcements==
* 9/28/06 - Current progress for this week has been updated [[IK Current Progress| here]].
* 9/26/06 - Current Project progress page has been created [[IK Current Progress| here]]. Also, the Labview VI has been uploaded: [[:Image:IKarm_Labview_VI.zip | Labview VI]]
* 9/1/06 Project timeline has been posted [[Project Timeline| here]] and the code for the AVR development board has been uploaded: [[:Image:IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]
* 8/23/06 IK Arm meetings will resume soon. Check back for updates

==Important Items==
* '''[[Project Timeline]]'''
* '''[[IK Current Progress| Current Progress]]'''
* AVR code to translate IK motor driver and sensor data to RS-232: [[:Image:IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]
* IK arm Labview VI code: [[:Image:IKarm_Labview_VI.zip| Labview VI]]

==System Components==
* [[IKarm MCU2CPU| Robot to Computer Interface]]
* [[IKarm FK| Forward Kinematic control]]
* [[IKarm IK control| Inverse Kinematic control]]
* [[IKarm Path Hybrid| Path planning and hybrid control]]

==Links==
* [http://zone.ni.com/devzone/labviewzone.nsf/OpenPage?openagent&lvsection=labviewzone| National Instruments Developer zone (Labview coding resources)]

IKArm

2006-09-27T21:58:04Z

Stevend: /* Meeting Times */

[[Image:IKarm.jpg|right]]

Welcome to the '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' Inverse Kinematic Arm wiki!

==Description==
The Inverse Kinematic Arm project is an independent research endeavor that isn't affiliated with a robotics competition. The goad of the project is to explore control algorithms for implementing inverse kinematic control. This form of control is where the position of the end of the manipulator is controlled directly by giving it coordinates in 3 dimensional space to move to. The control algorithm is designed to determine what motions all the joints of the arm need to perform in order to achieve the desired end effector position.

The project will be conducted using a 3 degree of freedom arm that was taken off of an old bomb disposal robot(bombbot) that was donated to the Robojackets by Dr. Wayne Book. Each joint is controlled independently by Vantec Motor drivers taken from the bombbot. Also, each joint has a potentiometer connected to it for positional sensing. All of the motor drivers and potentiometers are connected to an Atmel AVR development board which serves as an RS-232 adapter for the robot. Currently, the AVR board will connect to the serial port of a computer, which will control the robot using Labview.

Initially the goal will be to implement forward kinematic control of the robot, which entails independent PID control of each joint and determining the position of the end effector. Then several different inverse kinematic control algorithms including:
* Velocity controlled IK
* Path Controlled IK
The last goal of the project will be to implement hybrid control of the arm position in order to achieve multiple objectives simultaneously.

==Meeting Times==
IK meetings will be held:
*Sundays from 2-5pm in the Tin building
*Wednesdays from 5-7pm in the Student Center Commons

==Announcements==
* 9/26/06 - Current Project progress page has been created [[IK Current Progress| here]]. Also, the Labview VI has been uploaded: [[:Image:IKarm_Labview_VI.zip | Labview VI]]
* 9/1/06 Project timeline has been posted [[Project Timeline| here]] and the code for the AVR development board has been uploaded: [[:Image:IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]
* 8/23/06 IK Arm meetings will resume soon. Check back for updates

==Important Items==
* '''[[Project Timeline]]'''
* '''[[IK Current Progress| Current Progress]]'''
* AVR code to translate IK motor driver and sensor data to RS-232: [[:Image:IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]
* IK arm Labview VI code: [[:Image:IKarm_Labview_VI.zip| Labview VI]]

==System Components==
* [[IKarm MCU2CPU| Robot to Computer Interface]]
* [[IKarm FK| Forward Kinematic control]]
* [[IKarm IK control| Inverse Kinematic control]]
* [[IKarm Path Hybrid| Path planning and hybrid control]]

==Links==
* [http://zone.ni.com/devzone/labviewzone.nsf/OpenPage?openagent&lvsection=labviewzone| National Instruments Developer zone (Labview coding resources)]

IKArm

2006-09-27T21:56:09Z

Stevend: /* Announcements */

[[Image:IKarm.jpg|right]]

Welcome to the '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' Inverse Kinematic Arm wiki!

==Description==
The Inverse Kinematic Arm project is an independent research endeavor that isn't affiliated with a robotics competition. The goad of the project is to explore control algorithms for implementing inverse kinematic control. This form of control is where the position of the end of the manipulator is controlled directly by giving it coordinates in 3 dimensional space to move to. The control algorithm is designed to determine what motions all the joints of the arm need to perform in order to achieve the desired end effector position.

The project will be conducted using a 3 degree of freedom arm that was taken off of an old bomb disposal robot(bombbot) that was donated to the Robojackets by Dr. Wayne Book. Each joint is controlled independently by Vantec Motor drivers taken from the bombbot. Also, each joint has a potentiometer connected to it for positional sensing. All of the motor drivers and potentiometers are connected to an Atmel AVR development board which serves as an RS-232 adapter for the robot. Currently, the AVR board will connect to the serial port of a computer, which will control the robot using Labview.

Initially the goal will be to implement forward kinematic control of the robot, which entails independent PID control of each joint and determining the position of the end effector. Then several different inverse kinematic control algorithms including:
* Velocity controlled IK
* Path Controlled IK
The last goal of the project will be to implement hybrid control of the arm position in order to achieve multiple objectives simultaneously.

==Meeting Times==
IK meetings will tentatively be held Sundays at 2PM and Wednesdays at 5PM
* The first meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept 6th at 4PM in the tin building. This is before the new members meeting, so it will be ending around 6PM.

==Announcements==
* 9/26/06 - Current Project progress page has been created [[IK Current Progress| here]]. Also, the Labview VI has been uploaded: [[:Image:IKarm_Labview_VI.zip | Labview VI]]
* 9/1/06 Project timeline has been posted [[Project Timeline| here]] and the code for the AVR development board has been uploaded: [[:Image:IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]
* 8/23/06 IK Arm meetings will resume soon. Check back for updates

==Important Items==
* '''[[Project Timeline]]'''
* '''[[IK Current Progress| Current Progress]]'''
* AVR code to translate IK motor driver and sensor data to RS-232: [[:Image:IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]
* IK arm Labview VI code: [[:Image:IKarm_Labview_VI.zip| Labview VI]]

==System Components==
* [[IKarm MCU2CPU| Robot to Computer Interface]]
* [[IKarm FK| Forward Kinematic control]]
* [[IKarm IK control| Inverse Kinematic control]]
* [[IKarm Path Hybrid| Path planning and hybrid control]]

==Links==
* [http://zone.ni.com/devzone/labviewzone.nsf/OpenPage?openagent&lvsection=labviewzone| National Instruments Developer zone (Labview coding resources)]

FIRST

2006-09-27T21:52:39Z

Stevend: /* Announcements */

{| id="go" style="color: #ffffff; width:20em; margin:0 0 0.5em 1em; float: right;"
|-
|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:2006 robot.jpg|FIRST]]
|-
!align="center" bgcolor="blue" colspan="3"|Robojackets FIRST Team
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Steven Dang
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Jevawn Roberts
|}

Welcome to the '''[http://www.gatech.edu/ Georgia Tech]''' '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' '''[http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]''' wiki!

==Description==
The Robojackets FIRST program is the primary component of our outreach program. This team mentors high school students in the areas of science and technology especially pertaining to robotics. This is done through two major activities.

In the fall semester, we host technology enrichment sessions, which are lecture/lab style activities open to any teams interested in coming. These TE sessions are designed to teach high school students (and sometimes their mentors), the basic engineering knowledge that is necessary for designing, building, and programming robots. The other aspect of the FIRST team is the direct sponsorship and mentoring of Wheeler High School, [http://www.circuitrunners.com/site/?cat=first&p=main/ The Circuitrunners: Team 1002].

In January of every year, FIRST releases a set of rules for a game that teams up high school teams and their sponsors against each other. We help the Circuitrunners design, build, and program a robot every spring semester to compete in each year's game.

==Announcements==
* 09/27/06 - More teams have been added to the [[FIRSTTE2006|TE sessions page]]. Also, the [http://www.robojackets.org/index.php?p=10 TE sessions page on the RJ website] has been updated with all the information for this year's sessions.
* 09/22/06 - The location for the basic TE has been set to the Love Building room 185: [[FIRSTTE2006| TE sessions 2006]].
* 09/18/06 - The [[FIRSTTE2006| TE sessions 2006]] page has been updated with complete topical outline, location information, and currently signed up schools
* 09/01/06 - TE session 2006 page has been posted [[FIRSTTE2006|here]].
* 08/21/06 - We will be meeting to discuss the TE sessions for this fall.

==Important Items==
* [[FIRSTTE2006|TE sessions 2006]]

==Links==
* [http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]
* [http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster-Carr]
* [http://www.sdp-si.com/ SDP-SI]

FIRST

2006-09-27T21:51:37Z

Stevend: /* Announcements */

{| id="go" style="color: #ffffff; width:20em; margin:0 0 0.5em 1em; float: right;"
|-
|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:2006 robot.jpg|FIRST]]
|-
!align="center" bgcolor="blue" colspan="3"|Robojackets FIRST Team
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Steven Dang
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Jevawn Roberts
|}

Welcome to the '''[http://www.gatech.edu/ Georgia Tech]''' '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' '''[http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]''' wiki!

==Description==
The Robojackets FIRST program is the primary component of our outreach program. This team mentors high school students in the areas of science and technology especially pertaining to robotics. This is done through two major activities.

In the fall semester, we host technology enrichment sessions, which are lecture/lab style activities open to any teams interested in coming. These TE sessions are designed to teach high school students (and sometimes their mentors), the basic engineering knowledge that is necessary for designing, building, and programming robots. The other aspect of the FIRST team is the direct sponsorship and mentoring of Wheeler High School, [http://www.circuitrunners.com/site/?cat=first&p=main/ The Circuitrunners: Team 1002].

In January of every year, FIRST releases a set of rules for a game that teams up high school teams and their sponsors against each other. We help the Circuitrunners design, build, and program a robot every spring semester to compete in each year's game.

==Announcements==
* 09/27/06 - More teams have been added to the TE sessions page. Also, the TE sessions page on the RJ website has been updated with all the information for this year's sessions.
* 09/22/06 - The location for the basic TE has been set to the Love Building room 185: [[FIRSTTE2006| TE sessions 2006]].
* 09/18/06 - The [[FIRSTTE2006| TE sessions 2006]] page has been updated with complete topical outline, location information, and currently signed up schools
* 09/01/06 - TE session 2006 page has been posted [[FIRSTTE2006|here]].
* 08/21/06 - We will be meeting to discuss the TE sessions for this fall.

==Important Items==
* [[FIRSTTE2006|TE sessions 2006]]

==Links==
* [http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]
* [http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster-Carr]
* [http://www.sdp-si.com/ SDP-SI]

IKArm

2006-09-25T21:22:14Z

Stevend: /* Important Items */

[[Image:IKarm.jpg|right]]

Welcome to the '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' Inverse Kinematic Arm wiki!

==Description==
The Inverse Kinematic Arm project is an independent research endeavor that isn't affiliated with a robotics competition. The goad of the project is to explore control algorithms for implementing inverse kinematic control. This form of control is where the position of the end of the manipulator is controlled directly by giving it coordinates in 3 dimensional space to move to. The control algorithm is designed to determine what motions all the joints of the arm need to perform in order to achieve the desired end effector position.

The project will be conducted using a 3 degree of freedom arm that was taken off of an old bomb disposal robot(bombbot) that was donated to the Robojackets by Dr. Wayne Book. Each joint is controlled independently by Vantec Motor drivers taken from the bombbot. Also, each joint has a potentiometer connected to it for positional sensing. All of the motor drivers and potentiometers are connected to an Atmel AVR development board which serves as an RS-232 adapter for the robot. Currently, the AVR board will connect to the serial port of a computer, which will control the robot using Labview.

Initially the goal will be to implement forward kinematic control of the robot, which entails independent PID control of each joint and determining the position of the end effector. Then several different inverse kinematic control algorithms including:
* Velocity controlled IK
* Path Controlled IK
The last goal of the project will be to implement hybrid control of the arm position in order to achieve multiple objectives simultaneously.

==Meeting Times==
IK meetings will tentatively be held Sundays at 2PM and Wednesdays at 5PM
* The first meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept 6th at 4PM in the tin building. This is before the new members meeting, so it will be ending around 6PM.

==Announcements==
* 9/26/06 - Current Project progress page has been created [[IK Current Progress| here]]. Also, the Labview VI has been uploaded: [[IKarm_Labview_VI.zip | Labview VI]]
* 9/1/06 Project timeline has been posted [[Project Timeline| here]] and the code for the AVR development board has been uploaded: [[IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]
* 8/23/06 IK Arm meetings will resume soon. Check back for updates

==Important Items==
* '''[[Project Timeline]]'''
* '''[[IK Current Progress| Current Progress]]'''
* AVR code to translate IK motor driver and sensor data to RS-232: [[:Image:IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]
* IK arm Labview VI code: [[:Image:IKarm_Labview_VI.zip| Labview VI]]

==System Components==
* [[IKarm MCU2CPU| Robot to Computer Interface]]
* [[IKarm FK| Forward Kinematic control]]
* [[IKarm IK control| Inverse Kinematic control]]
* [[IKarm Path Hybrid| Path planning and hybrid control]]

==Links==
* [http://zone.ni.com/devzone/labviewzone.nsf/OpenPage?openagent&lvsection=labviewzone| National Instruments Developer zone (Labview coding resources)]

IKArm

2006-09-25T21:13:41Z

Stevend: /* Important Items */

[[Image:IKarm.jpg|right]]

Welcome to the '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' Inverse Kinematic Arm wiki!

==Description==
The Inverse Kinematic Arm project is an independent research endeavor that isn't affiliated with a robotics competition. The goad of the project is to explore control algorithms for implementing inverse kinematic control. This form of control is where the position of the end of the manipulator is controlled directly by giving it coordinates in 3 dimensional space to move to. The control algorithm is designed to determine what motions all the joints of the arm need to perform in order to achieve the desired end effector position.

The project will be conducted using a 3 degree of freedom arm that was taken off of an old bomb disposal robot(bombbot) that was donated to the Robojackets by Dr. Wayne Book. Each joint is controlled independently by Vantec Motor drivers taken from the bombbot. Also, each joint has a potentiometer connected to it for positional sensing. All of the motor drivers and potentiometers are connected to an Atmel AVR development board which serves as an RS-232 adapter for the robot. Currently, the AVR board will connect to the serial port of a computer, which will control the robot using Labview.

Initially the goal will be to implement forward kinematic control of the robot, which entails independent PID control of each joint and determining the position of the end effector. Then several different inverse kinematic control algorithms including:
* Velocity controlled IK
* Path Controlled IK
The last goal of the project will be to implement hybrid control of the arm position in order to achieve multiple objectives simultaneously.

==Meeting Times==
IK meetings will tentatively be held Sundays at 2PM and Wednesdays at 5PM
* The first meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept 6th at 4PM in the tin building. This is before the new members meeting, so it will be ending around 6PM.

==Announcements==
* 9/26/06 - Current Project progress page has been created [[IK Current Progress| here]]. Also, the Labview VI has been uploaded: [[IKarm_Labview_VI.zip | Labview VI]]
* 9/1/06 Project timeline has been posted [[Project Timeline| here]] and the code for the AVR development board has been uploaded: [[IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]
* 8/23/06 IK Arm meetings will resume soon. Check back for updates

==Important Items==
* '''[[Project Timeline]]'''
* '''[[IK Current Progress| Current Progress]]'''
* AVR code to translate IK motor driver and sensor data to RS-232: [[IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]
* IK arm Labview VI code: [[IKarm_Labview_VI.zip| Labview VI]]

==System Components==
* [[IKarm MCU2CPU| Robot to Computer Interface]]
* [[IKarm FK| Forward Kinematic control]]
* [[IKarm IK control| Inverse Kinematic control]]
* [[IKarm Path Hybrid| Path planning and hybrid control]]

==Links==
* [http://zone.ni.com/devzone/labviewzone.nsf/OpenPage?openagent&lvsection=labviewzone| National Instruments Developer zone (Labview coding resources)]

File:IKarm Labview VI.zip

2006-09-25T18:46:41Z

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IKArm

2006-09-25T18:46:11Z

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[[Image:IKarm.jpg|right]]

Welcome to the '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' Inverse Kinematic Arm wiki!

==Description==
The Inverse Kinematic Arm project is an independent research endeavor that isn't affiliated with a robotics competition. The goad of the project is to explore control algorithms for implementing inverse kinematic control. This form of control is where the position of the end of the manipulator is controlled directly by giving it coordinates in 3 dimensional space to move to. The control algorithm is designed to determine what motions all the joints of the arm need to perform in order to achieve the desired end effector position.

The project will be conducted using a 3 degree of freedom arm that was taken off of an old bomb disposal robot(bombbot) that was donated to the Robojackets by Dr. Wayne Book. Each joint is controlled independently by Vantec Motor drivers taken from the bombbot. Also, each joint has a potentiometer connected to it for positional sensing. All of the motor drivers and potentiometers are connected to an Atmel AVR development board which serves as an RS-232 adapter for the robot. Currently, the AVR board will connect to the serial port of a computer, which will control the robot using Labview.

Initially the goal will be to implement forward kinematic control of the robot, which entails independent PID control of each joint and determining the position of the end effector. Then several different inverse kinematic control algorithms including:
* Velocity controlled IK
* Path Controlled IK
The last goal of the project will be to implement hybrid control of the arm position in order to achieve multiple objectives simultaneously.

==Meeting Times==
IK meetings will tentatively be held Sundays at 2PM and Wednesdays at 5PM
* The first meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept 6th at 4PM in the tin building. This is before the new members meeting, so it will be ending around 6PM.

==Announcements==
* 9/26/06 - Current Project progress page has been created [[IK Current Progress| here]]. Also, the Labview VI has been uploaded: [[IKarm_Labview_VI.zip | Labview VI]]
* 9/1/06 Project timeline has been posted [[Project Timeline| here]] and the code for the AVR development board has been uploaded: [[IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]
* 8/23/06 IK Arm meetings will resume soon. Check back for updates

==Important Items==
* '''[[Project Timeline]]'''
* '''[[IK Current Progress| Current Progress]]'''
* AVR code to translate IK motor driver and sensor data to RS-232: [[IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]

==System Components==
* [[IKarm MCU2CPU| Robot to Computer Interface]]
* [[IKarm FK| Forward Kinematic control]]
* [[IKarm IK control| Inverse Kinematic control]]
* [[IKarm Path Hybrid| Path planning and hybrid control]]

==Links==
* [http://zone.ni.com/devzone/labviewzone.nsf/OpenPage?openagent&lvsection=labviewzone| National Instruments Developer zone (Labview coding resources)]

IKArm

2006-09-25T18:36:37Z

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[[Image:IKarm.jpg|right]]

Welcome to the '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' Inverse Kinematic Arm wiki!

==Description==
The Inverse Kinematic Arm project is an independent research endeavor that isn't affiliated with a robotics competition. The goad of the project is to explore control algorithms for implementing inverse kinematic control. This form of control is where the position of the end of the manipulator is controlled directly by giving it coordinates in 3 dimensional space to move to. The control algorithm is designed to determine what motions all the joints of the arm need to perform in order to achieve the desired end effector position.

The project will be conducted using a 3 degree of freedom arm that was taken off of an old bomb disposal robot(bombbot) that was donated to the Robojackets by Dr. Wayne Book. Each joint is controlled independently by Vantec Motor drivers taken from the bombbot. Also, each joint has a potentiometer connected to it for positional sensing. All of the motor drivers and potentiometers are connected to an Atmel AVR development board which serves as an RS-232 adapter for the robot. Currently, the AVR board will connect to the serial port of a computer, which will control the robot using Labview.

Initially the goal will be to implement forward kinematic control of the robot, which entails independent PID control of each joint and determining the position of the end effector. Then several different inverse kinematic control algorithms including:
* Velocity controlled IK
* Path Controlled IK
The last goal of the project will be to implement hybrid control of the arm position in order to achieve multiple objectives simultaneously.

==Meeting Times==
IK meetings will tentatively be held Sundays at 2PM and Wednesdays at 5PM
* The first meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept 6th at 4PM in the tin building. This is before the new members meeting, so it will be ending around 6PM.

==Announcements==
* 9/1/06 Project timeline has been posted [[Project Timeline| here]] and the code for the AVR development board has been uploaded: [[IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]
* 8/23/06 IK Arm meetings will resume soon. Check back for updates

==Important Items==
* '''[[Project Timeline]]'''
* '''[[IK Current Progress| Current Progress]]'''
* AVR code to translate IK motor driver and sensor data to RS-232: [[IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]

==System Components==
* [[IKarm MCU2CPU| Robot to Computer Interface]]
* [[IKarm FK| Forward Kinematic control]]
* [[IKarm IK control| Inverse Kinematic control]]
* [[IKarm Path Hybrid| Path planning and hybrid control]]

==Links==
* [http://zone.ni.com/devzone/labviewzone.nsf/OpenPage?openagent&lvsection=labviewzone| National Instruments Developer zone (Labview coding resources)]

FIRST

2006-09-22T15:44:08Z

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{| id="go" style="color: #ffffff; width:20em; margin:0 0 0.5em 1em; float: right;"
|-
|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:2006 robot.jpg|FIRST]]
|-
!align="center" bgcolor="blue" colspan="3"|Robojackets FIRST Team
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Steven Dang
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Jevawn Roberts
|}

Welcome to the '''[http://www.gatech.edu/ Georgia Tech]''' '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' '''[http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]''' wiki!

==Description==
The Robojackets FIRST program is the primary component of our outreach program. This team mentors high school students in the areas of science and technology especially pertaining to robotics. This is done through two major activities.

In the fall semester, we host technology enrichment sessions, which are lecture/lab style activities open to any teams interested in coming. These TE sessions are designed to teach high school students (and sometimes their mentors), the basic engineering knowledge that is necessary for designing, building, and programming robots. The other aspect of the FIRST team is the direct sponsorship and mentoring of Wheeler High School, [http://www.circuitrunners.com/site/?cat=first&p=main/ The Circuitrunners: Team 1002].

In January of every year, FIRST releases a set of rules for a game that teams up high school teams and their sponsors against each other. We help the Circuitrunners design, build, and program a robot every spring semester to compete in each year's game.

==Announcements==
* 09/22/06 - The location for the basic TE has been set to the Love Building room 185: [[FIRSTTE2006| TE sessions 2006]].
* 09/18/06 - The [[FIRSTTE2006| TE sessions 2006]] page has been updated with complete topical outline, location information, and currently signed up schools
* 09/01/06 - TE session 2006 page has been posted [[FIRSTTE2006|here]].
* 08/21/06 - We will be meeting to discuss the TE sessions for this fall.

==Important Items==
* [[FIRSTTE2006|TE sessions 2006]]

==Links==
* [http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]
* [http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster-Carr]
* [http://www.sdp-si.com/ SDP-SI]

FIRST

2006-09-18T20:20:56Z

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{| id="go" style="color: #ffffff; width:20em; margin:0 0 0.5em 1em; float: right;"
|-
|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:2006 robot.jpg|FIRST]]
|-
!align="center" bgcolor="blue" colspan="3"|Robojackets FIRST Team
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Steven Dang
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Jevawn Roberts
|}

Welcome to the '''[http://www.gatech.edu/ Georgia Tech]''' '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' '''[http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]''' wiki!

==Description==
The Robojackets FIRST program is the primary component of our outreach program. This team mentors high school students in the areas of science and technology especially pertaining to robotics. This is done through two major activities.

In the fall semester, we host technology enrichment sessions, which are lecture/lab style activities open to any teams interested in coming. These TE sessions are designed to teach high school students (and sometimes their mentors), the basic engineering knowledge that is necessary for designing, building, and programming robots. The other aspect of the FIRST team is the direct sponsorship and mentoring of Wheeler High School, [http://www.circuitrunners.com/site/?cat=first&p=main/ The Circuitrunners: Team 1002].

In January of every year, FIRST releases a set of rules for a game that teams up high school teams and their sponsors against each other. We help the Circuitrunners design, build, and program a robot every spring semester to compete in each year's game.

==Announcements==
* 09/18/06 - The [[FIRSTTE2006| TE sessions 2006]] page has been updated with complete topical outline, location information, and currently signed up schools
* 09/01/06 - TE session 2006 page has been posted [[FIRSTTE2006|here]].
* 08/21/06 - We will be meeting to discuss the TE sessions for this fall.

==Important Items==
* [[FIRSTTE2006|TE sessions 2006]]

==Links==
* [http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]
* [http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster-Carr]
* [http://www.sdp-si.com/ SDP-SI]

IGVC

2006-09-18T19:30:44Z

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

Welcome to the RoboJackets IGVC Wiki.

The [http://www.gatech.edu/ Georgia Tech] [http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets] [http://www.igvc.org IGVC] team will compete for the third time in the intelligent ground vehicle competition. We are currently looking for both volunteers and sponsors. More info can be found on the [[How you can help]] page.

==Announcements==
* 9/18/06 Trixie ran for the first time, uphill, through grass, simultaneously! Now there is an autonomous testing platform for vision code. Also, Jevawn, Brian, and Hung have been working on tuesday morning/afternoons on IGVC mechanical designs. So far, the idea is for two wheel differential steering with suspension and a large 12" steel ball caster in the back. --[[USER:StevenD|StevenD]]
* HIP4081 - H Bridge Driver - OSMC These are the old BattleBots motor drivers that we'll be using. --[[User:LoganS|LoganS]] 14:59, 10 September 2006 (EDT)
* 9/1/06 The old motors have been taken off Trixie, and Trixie is being prepped for new motors taken from unmodified old silver bombbot motors. --[[USER:StevenD|StevenD]]
*Well, we went to competition and had what I'd called a learning experience. ;) The IGVC pages are going to undergo an upgrade in preparation for the next design year. --[[User:LoganS|LoganS]] 23:40, 17 July 2006 (EDT)

==Important Items==
* [[Current events|IGVC Meetings - Plans, Agendas, Workitems]]
* [[List of Tasks]]
* [[Footage]]
* [[Resources for Learning]]
* [[Hall of Robots]]
* [[Competitions]]
* [[Rules|IGVC Rules]]

== IGVC 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]

IKArm

2006-09-15T11:16:11Z

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[[Image:IKarm.jpg|right]]

Welcome to the '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' Inverse Kinematic Arm wiki!

==Description==
The Inverse Kinematic Arm project is an independent research endeavor that isn't affiliated with a robotics competition. The goad of the project is to explore control algorithms for implementing inverse kinematic control. This form of control is where the position of the end of the manipulator is controlled directly by giving it coordinates in 3 dimensional space to move to. The control algorithm is designed to determine what motions all the joints of the arm need to perform in order to achieve the desired end effector position.

The project will be conducted using a 3 degree of freedom arm that was taken off of an old bomb disposal robot(bombbot) that was donated to the Robojackets by Dr. Wayne Book. Each joint is controlled independently by Vantec Motor drivers taken from the bombbot. Also, each joint has a potentiometer connected to it for positional sensing. All of the motor drivers and potentiometers are connected to an Atmel AVR development board which serves as an RS-232 adapter for the robot. Currently, the AVR board will connect to the serial port of a computer, which will control the robot using Labview.

Initially the goal will be to implement forward kinematic control of the robot, which entails independent PID control of each joint and determining the position of the end effector. Then several different inverse kinematic control algorithms including:
* Velocity controlled IK
* Path Controlled IK
The last goal of the project will be to implement hybrid control of the arm position in order to achieve multiple objectives simultaneously.

==Meeting Times==
IK meetings will tentatively be held Sundays at 2PM and Wednesdays at 5PM
* The first meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept 6th at 4PM in the tin building. This is before the new members meeting, so it will be ending around 6PM.

==Announcements==
* 9/1/06 Project timeline has been posted [[Project Timeline| here]] and the code for the AVR development board has been uploaded: [[IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]
* 8/23/06 IK Arm meetings will resume soon. Check back for updates

==Important Items==
* '''[[Project Timeline]]'''
* AVR code to translate IK motor driver and sensor data to RS-232: [[IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]

==System Components==
* [[IKarm MCU2CPU| Robot to Computer Interface]]
* [[IKarm FK| Forward Kinematic control]]
* [[IKarm IK control| Inverse Kinematic control]]
* [[IKarm Path Hybrid| Path planning and hybrid control]]

==Links==
* [http://zone.ni.com/devzone/labviewzone.nsf/OpenPage?openagent&lvsection=labviewzone| National Instruments Developer zone (Labview coding resources)]

File:TEAgenda.pdf

2006-09-11T01:17:42Z

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People with Keys

2006-09-03T19:28:53Z

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FIRST

2006-09-02T01:27:16Z

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{| id="go" style="color: #ffffff; width:20em; margin:0 0 0.5em 1em; float: right;"
|-
|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:2006 robot.jpg|FIRST]]
|-
!align="center" bgcolor="blue" colspan="3"|Robojackets FIRST Team
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Steven Dang
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Jevawn Roberts
|}

Welcome to the '''[http://www.gatech.edu/ Georgia Tech]''' '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' '''[http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]''' wiki!

==Description==
The Robojackets FIRST program is the primary component of our outreach program. This team mentors high school students in the areas of science and technology especially pertaining to robotics. This is done through two major activities.

In the fall semester, we host technology enrichment sessions, which are lecture/lab style activities open to any teams interested in coming. These TE sessions are designed to teach high school students (and sometimes their mentors), the basic engineering knowledge that is necessary for designing, building, and programming robots. The other aspect of the FIRST team is the direct sponsorship and mentoring of Wheeler High School, [http://www.circuitrunners.com/site/?cat=first&p=main/ The Circuitrunners: Team 1002].

In January of every year, FIRST releases a set of rules for a game that teams up high school teams and their sponsors against each other. We help the Circuitrunners design, build, and program a robot every spring semester to compete in each year's game.

==Announcements==
* 09/01/06 - TE session 2006 page has been posted [[FIRSTTE2006|here]].
* 08/21/06 - We will be meeting to discuss the TE sessions for this fall.

==Important Items==
* [[FIRSTTE2006|TE sessions 2006]]

==Links==
* [http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]
* [http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster-Carr]
* [http://www.sdp-si.com/ SDP-SI]

FIRST

2006-09-02T01:17:33Z

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{| id="go" style="color: #ffffff; width:20em; margin:0 0 0.5em 1em; float: right;"
!align="center" bgcolor="blue" colspan="3"|Robojackets FIRST Team
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Steven Dang
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Jevawn Roberts
|}
[[Image:2006 robot.jpg|right]]
[[Image:2005 robot.jpg|right]]
[[Image:2004 robot.jpg|right]]
[[Image:2003 robot.jpg|right]]
Welcome to the '''[http://www.gatech.edu/ Georgia Tech]''' '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' '''[http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]''' wiki!

==Description==
The Robojackets FIRST program is the primary component of our outreach program. This team mentors high school students in the areas of science and technology especially pertaining to robotics. This is done through two major activities.

In the fall semester, we host technology enrichment sessions, which are lecture/lab style activities open to any teams interested in coming. These TE sessions are designed to teach high school students (and sometimes their mentors), the basic engineering knowledge that is necessary for designing, building, and programming robots. The other aspect of the FIRST team is the direct sponsorship and mentoring of Wheeler High School, [http://www.circuitrunners.com/site/?cat=first&p=main/ The Circuitrunners: Team 1002].

In January of every year, FIRST releases a set of rules for a game that teams up high school teams and their sponsors against each other. We help the Circuitrunners design, build, and program a robot every spring semester to compete in each year's game.

==Announcements==
* 09/01/06 - TE session 2006 page has been posted [[FIRSTTE2006|here]].
* 08/21/06 - We will be meeting to discuss the TE sessions for this fall.

==Important Items==
* [[FIRSTTE2006|TE sessions 2006]]

==Links==
* [http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]
* [http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster-Carr]
* [http://www.sdp-si.com/ SDP-SI]

File:2006 robot.jpg

2006-09-02T01:11:17Z

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File:2005 robot.jpg

2006-09-02T01:11:00Z

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File:2004 robot.jpg

2006-09-02T01:08:49Z

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File:2003 robot.jpg

2006-09-02T01:08:08Z

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IGVC

2006-09-02T00:27:04Z

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BattleBots

2006-09-02T00:24:36Z

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[[Image:Shop_Fun_012(small).jpg|right]]

Welcome to the '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' Battle Bots wiki!

==Description==

"The box is locked, The lights are on, It's robot fighting time!" That annoucement signals a rush of adrenaline to shurge through the veins of two competitors like nitrous oxide shot into the cylinders of a big block V8. These competitors fight, at times, to the death; but not with each other, instead, with their robots. I'm not talking about your ordinary R2D2, but creations from hell that make even the strongest man squeal like a pig.

The world of robotic combat is a lot more than just engineering a r/c unit. It's an art, where people (men, women, doctors, lawyers, teachers, etc.) take their deepest fears, desires and dreams, and mold it into a Battlebot. A creation that everyone fears, and yet at the same time everyone loves. These beasts are the future athletes of the world, in the sport the robotic combat.

Battlebots is an online competition in which two robots fight gladiator style, at times, to the death. The robots are limited to weight and weapon type. The classes range from 50 gram robots to 340 pounds.

==Announcements==
* 9/1/06 - Battlebot meetings will be held at 5:30 PM on thursdays.

==Important Items==

==Links==
* [http://www.battlebots.com/ Battlebots.com]
* [http://www.buildersdb.com/ Buidersdb.com]
* [http://www.robotmarketplace.com| Robot Marketplace] (good source for motors, drivers, etc.)

IKArm

2006-09-02T00:16:52Z

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[[Image:IKarm.jpg|right]]

Welcome to the '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' Inverse Kinematic Arm wiki!

==Description==
The Inverse Kinematic Arm project is an independent research endeavor that isn't affiliated with a robotics competition. The goad of the project is to explore control algorithms for implementing inverse kinematic control. This form of control is where the position of the end of the manipulator is controlled directly by giving it coordinates in 3 dimensional space to move to. The control algorithm is designed to determine what motions all the joints of the arm need to perform in order to achieve the desired end effector position.

The project will be conducted using a 3 degree of freedom arm that was taken off of an old bomb disposal robot(bombbot) that was donated to the Robojackets by Dr. Wayne Book. Each joint is controlled independently by Vantec Motor drivers taken from the bombbot. Also, each joint has a potentiometer connected to it for positional sensing. All of the motor drivers and potentiometers are connected to an Atmel AVR development board which serves as an RS-232 adapter for the robot. Currently, the AVR board will connect to the serial port of a computer, which will control the robot using Labview.

Initially the goal will be to implement forward kinematic control of the robot, which entails independent PID control of each joint and determining the position of the end effector. Then several different inverse kinematic control algorithms including:
* Velocity controlled IK
* Path Controlled IK
The last goal of the project will be to implement hybrid control of the arm position in order to achieve multiple objectives simultaneously.

==Meeting Times==
IK meetings will tentatively be held Sundays at 2PM and Wednesdays at 5PM
* The first meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept 6th at 4PM in the tin building. This is before the new members meeting, so it will be ending around 6PM.

==Announcements==
* 9/1/06 Project timeline has been posted [[Project Timeline| here]] and the code for the AVR development board has been uploaded: [[IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]
* 8/23/06 IK Arm meetings will resume soon. Check back for updates

==Important Items==
* '''[[Project Timeline]]'''
* AVR code to translate IK motor driver and sensor data to RS-232: [[IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]

==Links==
* [http://zone.ni.com/devzone/labviewzone.nsf/OpenPage?openagent&lvsection=labviewzone| National Instruments Developer zone (Labview coding resources)]

IKArm

2006-09-01T22:46:15Z

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[[Image:IKarm.jpg|right]]

Welcome to the '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' Inverse Kinematic Arm wiki!

==Description==
The Inverse Kinematic Arm project is an independent research endeavor that isn't affiliated with a robotics competition. The goad of the project is to explore control algorithms for implementing inverse kinematic control. This form of control is where the position of the end of the manipulator is controlled directly by giving it coordinates in 3 dimensional space to move to. The control algorithm is designed to determine what motions all the joints of the arm need to perform in order to achieve the desired end effector position.

The project will be conducted using a 3 degree of freedom arm that was taken off of an old bomb disposal robot(bombbot) that was donated to the Robojackets by Dr. Wayne Book. Each joint is controlled independently by Vantec Motor drivers taken from the bombbot. Also, each joint has a potentiometer connected to it for positional sensing. All of the motor drivers and potentiometers are connected to an Atmel AVR development board which serves as an RS-232 adapter for the robot. Currently, the AVR board will connect to the serial port of a computer, which will control the robot using Labview.

Initially the goal will be to implement forward kinematic control of the robot, which entails independent PID control of each joint and determining the position of the end effector. Then several different inverse kinematic control algorithms including:
* Velocity controlled IK
* Path Controlled IK
The last goal of the project will be to implement hybrid control of the arm position in order to achieve multiple objectives simultaneously.

==Meeting Times==
IK meetings will tentatively be held Sundays at 2PM and Wednesdays at 5PM
* The first meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept 6th at 4PM in the tin building. This is before the new members meeting, so it will be ending around 6PM.

==Announcements==
* 9/1/06 Also, The code for the AVR development board has been uploaded: [[IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]
* 8/23/06 IK Arm meetings will resume soon. Check back for updates

==Important Items==
* '''[[Project Timeline]]'''
* AVR code to translate IK motor driver and sensor data to RS-232: [[IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]

==Links==
* [http://zone.ni.com/devzone/labviewzone.nsf/OpenPage?openagent&lvsection=labviewzone| National Instruments Developer zone (Labview coding resources)]

IKArm

2006-09-01T22:38:26Z

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[[Image:IKarm.jpg|right]]

Welcome to the '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' Inverse Kinematic Arm wiki!

==Description==
The Inverse Kinematic Arm project is an independent research endeavor that isn't affiliated with a robotics competition. The goad of the project is to explore control algorithms for implementing inverse kinematic control. This form of control is where the position of the end of the manipulator is controlled directly by giving it coordinates in 3 dimensional space to move to. The control algorithm is designed to determine what motions all the joints of the arm need to perform in order to achieve the desired end effector position.

The project will be conducted using a 3 degree of freedom arm that was taken off of an old bomb disposal robot(bombbot) that was donated to the Robojackets by Dr. Wayne Book. Each joint is controlled independently by Vantec Motor drivers taken from the bombbot. Also, each joint has a potentiometer connected to it for positional sensing. All of the motor drivers and potentiometers are connected to an Atmel AVR development board which serves as an RS-232 adapter for the robot. Currently, the AVR board will connect to the serial port of a computer, which will control the robot using Labview.

Initially the goal will be to implement forward kinematic control of the robot, which entails independent PID control of each joint and determining the position of the end effector. Then several different inverse kinematic control algorithms including:
* Velocity controlled IK
* Path Controlled IK
The last goal of the project will be to implement hybrid control of the arm position in order to achieve multiple objectives simultaneously.

==Meeting Times==
IK meetings will tentatively be held Sundays at 2PM and Wednesdays at 5PM
* The first meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept 6th at 4PM in the tin building. This is before the new members meeting, so it will be ending around 6PM.

==Announcements==
* 9/1/06 Also, The code for the AVR development board has been uploaded: [[IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]
* 8/23/06 IK Arm meetings will resume soon. Check back for updates

==Important Items==
* AVR code to translate IK motor driver and sensor data to RS-232: [[IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]

==Links==
* [http://zone.ni.com/devzone/labviewzone.nsf/OpenPage?openagent&lvsection=labviewzone| National Instruments Developer zone (Labview coding resources)]

IKArm

2006-09-01T22:37:43Z

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Welcome to the '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' Inverse Kinematic Arm wiki!

==Description==
The Inverse Kinematic Arm project is an independent research endeavor that isn't affiliated with a robotics competition. The goad of the project is to explore control algorithms for implementing inverse kinematic control. This form of control is where the position of the end of the manipulator is controlled directly by giving it coordinates in 3 dimensional space to move to. The control algorithm is designed to determine what motions all the joints of the arm need to perform in order to achieve the desired end effector position.

The project will be conducted using a 3 degree of freedom arm that was taken off of an old bomb disposal robot(bombbot) that was donated to the Robojackets by Dr. Wayne Book. Each joint is controlled independently by Vantec Motor drivers taken from the bombbot. Also, each joint has a potentiometer connected to it for positional sensing. All of the motor drivers and potentiometers are connected to an Atmel AVR development board which serves as an RS-232 adapter for the robot. Currently, the AVR board will connect to the serial port of a computer, which will control the robot using Labview.

Initially the goal will be to implement forward kinematic control of the robot, which entails independent PID control of each joint and determining the position of the end effector. Then several different inverse kinematic control algorithms including:
* Velocity controlled IK
* Path Controlled IK
The last goal of the project will be to implement hybrid control of the arm position in order to achieve multiple objectives simultaneously.

==Meeting Times==
IK meetings will tentatively be held Sundays at 2PM and Wednesdays at 5PM
* The first meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept 6th at 4PM in the tin building. This is before the new members meeting, so it will be ending around 6PM.

==Announcements==
* 9/1/06 Also, The code for the AVR development board has been uploaded: [[IKarm_AVR_code.zip| IK code]]
* 8/23/06 IK Arm meetings will resume soon. Check back for updates

==Important Items==
* AVR code to translate IK motor driver and sensor data to RS-232: [[IKarm_AVR_code.zip| AVR code]]

==Links==
* [http://zone.ni.com/devzone/labviewzone.nsf/OpenPage?openagent&lvsection=labviewzone| National Instruments Developer zone (Labview coding resources)]

IKArm

2006-09-01T22:27:40Z

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File:IKarm AVR code.zip

2006-09-01T22:16:48Z

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IKArm

2006-09-01T21:44:06Z

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BattleBots

2006-08-23T21:26:15Z

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Welcome to the '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' Battle Bots wiki!

==Description==

==Announcements==
* 8/23/06 Battle Bots meetings will begin soon. Check back for updates

==Important Items==

==Links==

IKArm

2006-08-23T21:24:02Z

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[[Image:IKarm.jpg|right]]

Welcome to the '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' Inverse Kinematic Arm wiki!

==Description==
The goal of this project is to implement an inverse kinematics control algorithm to control the old 3 DOF robot arm.

==Announcements==
* 8/23/06 IK Arm meetings will resume soon. Check back for updates

==Important Items==

==Links==

FIRST

2006-08-23T21:06:16Z

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!align="center" bgcolor="blue" colspan="3"|FIRST (add a picture later)
|-
|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:Robojackets.jpg|200px|FIRST]]
|-
!align="center" bgcolor="blue" colspan="3"|Robojackets FIRST Team
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Steven Dang
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Jevawn Roberts
|}

Welcome to the '''[http://www.gatech.edu/ Georgia Tech]''' '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' '''[http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]''' wiki!

==Announcements==
* 08/21/06 - We will be meeting to discuss the TE sessions for this fall.

==Important Items==
* [http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]
* [http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster-Carr]
* [http://www.sdp-si.com/ SDP-SI]

FIRST

2006-08-23T21:02:45Z

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{| id="go" style="color: #ffffff; width:20em; margin:0 0 0.5em 1em; float: right;"
!align="center" bgcolor="blue" colspan="3"|FIRST (add a picture later)
|-
|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:Robojackets.jpg|200px|FIRST]]
|-
!align="center" bgcolor="blue" colspan="3"|Robojackets FIRST Team
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Steven Dang
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Jevawn Roberts
|}

Welcome to the '''[http://www.gatech.edu/ Georgia Tech]''' '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' '''[http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]''' wiki!

==Announcements==
* 08/21/06 - We will be meeting to discuss the TE sessions for this fall.

==Important Items==
* [http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]
* [http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster-Carr]
* [http://www.sdp-si.com/ SDP-SI]

FIRST

2006-08-23T21:00:15Z

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{| id="go" style="color: #ffffff; width:20em; margin:0 0 0.5em 1em; float: right;"
!align="center" bgcolor="blue" colspan="3"|FIRST (add a picture later)
|-
|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:Robojackets.jpg|200px|FIRST]]
|-
!align="center" bgcolor="blue" colspan="3"|Robojackets FIRST Team
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Team Leader
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Steven Dang (I think)
|}

Welcome to the '''[http://www.gatech.edu/ Georgia Tech]''' '''[http://www.robojackets.org/ Robojackets]''' '''[http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]''' wiki!

==Announcements==
* 08/21/06 - We will be meeting to discuss the TE sessions for this fall.

==Important Items==
* [http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST]
* [http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster-Carr]