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{{Infobox IGVC
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| robot_name        = Trixxie
! scope="row" colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFF99" | Buzzbot II
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| image_path        = Trixxie.png
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| image_alt_text    = Trixxie alt text
! scope="row" colspan="2" align="center" |[[File:Buzzbot.png|right|frameless|480x480px|DrumRoll, please]]
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| year_start        = 2005
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| year_end          = 2006
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Year Of Creation
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| current_version  = deprecated
| {{{year|2002-2003}}}
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| update_year_start = NA
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| update_year_end  = NA
! scope="row" colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFF99" | Versions
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| farthest_distance = NA
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| fastest_time      = NA
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Current Version
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| highest_finish_autonav = NA
| {{{currver|deprecated}}}
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| highest_finish_design  = NA
|-
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| last_robot            = Buzzbot
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Update Year
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| next_robot            = Candi
| {{{updyr|2002-2003, 2003-2004}}}
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}}
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! scope="row" colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFF99" | Information and Statistics
 
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Farthest Distance
 
| {{{mat|Finished}}}
 
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Fastest Time
 
| {{{mat|4 min 32 sec}}}
 
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Highest Placement AutoNav
 
| {{{hfin|9th}}}
 
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Highest Placement Design
 
| {{{hfin|10th}}}
 
|}
 
 
 
 
= Competitions =
 
= Competitions =
  
=== IGVC 2003 ===
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=== IGVC 2006 ===
*Bot Version: Buzzbot
 
 
*Results
 
*Results
** Distance: 77 feet 8 inches
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** Distance: 0 feet
** Design Competition Placement: 10th (X points)
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** Design Competition Placement: 13th in design group (454 / 800 points)
** AutoNav Competition Placement: 9th
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** AutoNav Competition Placement: 28th (last)
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= Versions =
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== Trixxie ==
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=== At Competition ===
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=== Mechanical Design & Issues ===
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Trixxie is a basic cube-shaped robot with two motors mounted on the front. The base has three layers in ascending order: a level for holding Trixxie's heavy batteries, a mid level for holding electronics and the laptop, and a top level on which a payload may sit.
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=== Electrical Design & Issues ===
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The electronic hardware of the IGVC robot is built around a central laptop. The laptop provides a central processing unit for all data aquired from the modules.
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[[Media:igvc_block.pdf|View a schematic diagram of the modules, power distribution, and code.]]
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'''Laptop Hardware Specs'''
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Internal Access:
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*Processor
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**Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.40GHz
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*Physical Memory
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**512 MB RAM
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*IDE Master
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**30GB ATA-5 4200RPM HD
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**File system partition = dev/hda2 18GB
  
  
=== IGVC 2004 ===
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External Access:
*Bot Version: Buzzbot II
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The inputs and outputs of the laptop are described by which physical side of the laptop on which they occur.
*Results:
 
** Time: 4 minutes 32 seconds
 
** Design Competition Placement: 24th (X points)
 
** AutoNav Competition Placement: 9th
 
  
= Versions =
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* Rear
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#DC-in Jack
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#Parallel Port
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#External Display Port (AGP)
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#Video Out Port (S-Video)
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#Serial Port
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#Two USB Ports - Each supports USB 1.0 and 2.0
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#Modem Jack
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#Network Jack
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#PS/2 Port
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* Left
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#Security Keylock
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#Firewire Port (IEEE 1394)
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#Audio Line-in Jack
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#Audio Line-out Jack
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#Volume Control Knob
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#3.5 Inch Floppy Drive
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*Right
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**PC Card Slot - Accepts one Type III PC card or two Type I/II PC cards
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* Front
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** IDE Slave
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**DVD/CDRW-
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'''Laptop Software'''
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Under Construction - To add a how-to for using the GUI, descriptions of the files, and additional software development tools. 
  
== Buzzbot (V1.0) ==
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OS:
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The IGVC laptop is running Debian Linux kernel v.2.6.8.1. The KDE v.3.3 desktop environment is also running on the machine.  
  
==== At Competition ====
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GUI:
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To activate the GUI, open a UNIX terminal, navitage to laptop_svn, and type ./IGVC.
  
==== Mechanical Issues & Improvements ====
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How-Tos:
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#[[Capture video data through IEEE 1394]]
  
==== Electrical Issues & Improvements ====
 
  
==== Software Issues & Improvements ====
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=== Software Design & Issues ===
  
== Buzzbot II (V2.0) ==
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Most of the code this year was written by [[User:BenJ|Ben]], [[User:DavidF|David]], or [[User:SpencerC|Spencer]]. Much of this code was also inherited from the 2004-2005 year. There are notes on that code here: [[File:Notes_on_Ben's_Code.pdf]].
  
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The code is stored in an [http://subversion.tigris.org/ SVN] repository:
  
==== At Competition ====
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'''URL:''' <tt>svn://130.207.76.145/igvc</tt><br>
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'''Username/Password:''' Talk to [[User:DavidF|David]], [[User:SpencerC|Spencer]], or [[User:MichaelG|Michael]] to get one.
  
==== Mechanical Issues & Improvements ====
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[[Image:IGVC 2005-2006 Code - Class Diagram.png | 1000px | 2005 Class Diagram]]
  
==== Electrical Issues & Improvements ====
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The following image sequences were taken on 10/08/2005 as test footage for creating vision algorithms.
  
==== Software Issues & Improvements ====
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#[[:Image:IGVCclip1.zip|IGVCclip1.zip]] - [[:Image:IGVCclip1movie.mov|IGVCclip1movie.mov]]
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#[[:Image:IGVCclip2.zip|IGVCclip2.zip]] - [[:Image:IGVCclip2movie.mov|IGVCclip2movie.mov]]
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#[[:Image:IGVCclip3.zip|IGVCclip3.zip]] - [[:Image:IGVCclip3movie.mov|IGVCclip3movie.mov]]
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#[[:Image:IGVCclip4.zip|IGVCclip4.zip]] - [[:Image:IGVCclip4movie.mov|IGVCclip4movie.mov]]
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#[[:Image:IGVCclip5.zip|IGVCclip5.zip]] - [[:Image:IGVCclip5movie.mov|IGVCclip5movie.mov]]
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#[[:Image:IGVCclip6.zip|IGVCclip6.zip]] - [[:Image:IGVCclip6movie.mov|IGVCclip6movie.mov]]
  
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Animations were assembled and uploaded by [[User:DavidF|David]], using the [[ConcatenateMovieSegments]] program.
  
 
= Additional Information =
 
= Additional Information =
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=== Gallery ===
 
=== Gallery ===
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<gallery mode="packed-hover">
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Image:DSC00682.JPG | Competition track
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Image:DSC00683.JPG | Competition track
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Image:DSC00684.JPG | Tree obstacle
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Image:DSC00685.JPG | Unloading the robot
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Image:DSC00686.JPG | Preparing for a run
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Image:DSC00687.JPG | Robot chassis
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Image:DSC00688.JPG | Robot drive train
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Image:DSC00689.JPG | Measuring the drive train
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Image:DSC00690.JPG | Measuring the wheels
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Image:DSC00691.JPG | Working in the tent
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Image:DSC00692.JPG | Working in the tent
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Image:DSC00693.JPG | Tent
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Image:DSC00694.JPG | Robot in the tent
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</gallery>

Latest revision as of 17:53, 30 June 2019

Trixxie
Year Of Creation 2005-2006
Versions
Latest Revision deprecated
Revision Years NA-NA
Information and Statistics
Farthest Distance NA
Fastest Time NA
Highest Finish AutoNav NA
Highest Finish Design NA
Buzzbot
Candi


Competitions

IGVC 2006

  • Results
    • Distance: 0 feet
    • Design Competition Placement: 13th in design group (454 / 800 points)
    • AutoNav Competition Placement: 28th (last)

Versions

Trixxie

At Competition

Mechanical Design & Issues

Trixxie is a basic cube-shaped robot with two motors mounted on the front. The base has three layers in ascending order: a level for holding Trixxie's heavy batteries, a mid level for holding electronics and the laptop, and a top level on which a payload may sit.


Electrical Design & Issues

The electronic hardware of the IGVC robot is built around a central laptop. The laptop provides a central processing unit for all data aquired from the modules.

View a schematic diagram of the modules, power distribution, and code.

Laptop Hardware Specs

Internal Access:

  • Processor
    • Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.40GHz
  • Physical Memory
    • 512 MB RAM
  • IDE Master
    • 30GB ATA-5 4200RPM HD
    • File system partition = dev/hda2 18GB


External Access: The inputs and outputs of the laptop are described by which physical side of the laptop on which they occur.

  • Rear
  1. DC-in Jack
  2. Parallel Port
  3. External Display Port (AGP)
  4. Video Out Port (S-Video)
  5. Serial Port
  6. Two USB Ports - Each supports USB 1.0 and 2.0
  7. Modem Jack
  8. Network Jack
  9. PS/2 Port
  • Left
  1. Security Keylock
  2. Firewire Port (IEEE 1394)
  3. Audio Line-in Jack
  4. Audio Line-out Jack
  5. Volume Control Knob
  6. 3.5 Inch Floppy Drive
  • Right
    • PC Card Slot - Accepts one Type III PC card or two Type I/II PC cards
  • Front
    • IDE Slave
    • DVD/CDRW-

Laptop Software

Under Construction - To add a how-to for using the GUI, descriptions of the files, and additional software development tools.

OS: The IGVC laptop is running Debian Linux kernel v.2.6.8.1. The KDE v.3.3 desktop environment is also running on the machine.

GUI: To activate the GUI, open a UNIX terminal, navitage to laptop_svn, and type ./IGVC.

How-Tos:

  1. Capture video data through IEEE 1394


Software Design & Issues

Most of the code this year was written by Ben, David, or Spencer. Much of this code was also inherited from the 2004-2005 year. There are notes on that code here: File:Notes on Ben's Code.pdf.

The code is stored in an SVN repository:

URL: svn://130.207.76.145/igvc
Username/Password: Talk to David, Spencer, or Michael to get one.

2005 Class Diagram

The following image sequences were taken on 10/08/2005 as test footage for creating vision algorithms.

  1. IGVCclip1.zip - IGVCclip1movie.mov
  2. IGVCclip2.zip - IGVCclip2movie.mov
  3. IGVCclip3.zip - IGVCclip3movie.mov
  4. IGVCclip4.zip - IGVCclip4movie.mov
  5. IGVCclip5.zip - IGVCclip5movie.mov
  6. IGVCclip6.zip - IGVCclip6movie.mov

Animations were assembled and uploaded by David, using the ConcatenateMovieSegments program.

Additional Information

Team Members

Gallery