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{{Infobox IGVC
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| robot_name        = Trixxie
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! scope="row" colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFF99" | Trixxie
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| image_path        = Trixxie.png
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| image_alt_text    = Trixxie alt text
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| year_start        = 2005
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| year_end          = 2006
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Year Of Creation
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| current_version  = deprecated
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| {{{year|2005-2006}}}
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| update_year_start = NA
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| update_year_end  = NA
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! scope="row" colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFF99" | Versions
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| farthest_distance = NA
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| fastest_time      = NA
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Current Version
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| highest_finish_autonav = NA
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| {{{currver|deprecated}}}
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| highest_finish_design  = NA
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| last_robot            = Buzzbot
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Update Year
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| next_robot            = Candi
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| {{{updyr|n/a}}}
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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
 
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Fastest Time
 
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Highest Placement AutoNav
 
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Highest Placement Design
 
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= Competitions =
 
= Competitions =
  
 
=== IGVC 2006 ===
 
=== IGVC 2006 ===
 
*Results
 
*Results
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** Distance:
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** Distance: 0 feet
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** Design Competition Placement:
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** Design Competition Placement: 13th in design group (454 / 800 points)
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** AutoNav Competition Placement:
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** AutoNav Competition Placement: 28th (last)
  
 
= Versions =
 
= Versions =
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== Trixxie ==
 
== Trixxie ==
  
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==== At Competition ====
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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
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External Access:
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The inputs and outputs of the laptop are described by which physical side of the laptop on which they occur.
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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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==== Mechanical Issues & Improvements ====
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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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==== Electrical Issues & Improvements ====
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* Front
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** IDE Slave
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**DVD/CDRW-
  
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==== Software Issues & Improvements ====
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'''Laptop Software'''
  
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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 [[Ben's code|last year's codebase]], so you may also find the information posted about it relevant.
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Under Construction - To add a how-to for using the GUI, descriptions of the files, and additional software development tools. 
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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.
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GUI:
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To activate the GUI, open a UNIX terminal, navitage to laptop_svn, and type ./IGVC.
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How-Tos:
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#[[Capture video data through IEEE 1394]]
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=== Software Design & Issues ===
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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]].
  
 
The code is stored in an [http://subversion.tigris.org/ SVN] repository:
 
The code is stored in an [http://subversion.tigris.org/ SVN] repository:
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=== Gallery ===
 
=== Gallery ===
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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
Trixxie alt text
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

  • Competition track

  • Competition track

  • Tree obstacle

  • Unloading the robot

  • Preparing for a run

  • Robot chassis

  • Robot drive train

  • Measuring the drive train

  • Measuring the wheels

  • Working in the tent

  • Working in the tent

  • Tent

  • Robot in the tent

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  • DSC00705.JPG
  • DSC00706.JPG
  • DSC00707.JPG
  • DSC00708.JPG
  • DSC00709.JPG
  • DSC00710.JPG
  • DSC00711.JPG
  • DSC00712.JPG
  • DSC00713.JPG
  • DSC00720.JPG
  • DSC00726.JPG
  • DSC00736.JPG
  • DSC00737.JPG
  • DSC00740.JPG
  • DSC00741.JPG
  • DSC00742.JPG
  • DSC00744.JPG
  • DSC00748.JPG
  • DSC00749.JPG
  • DSC00753.JPG
  • DSC00754.JPG
  • DSC00757.JPG
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