RoboCup Software

Overview

RoboCup Software encompasses all parts of the system that run on a host machine (not the robots). The entire software system is composed both of the components we play soccer and compete with as well as a sort of SDK that allows new components to be written quickly for idea and system testing.

Tasks

The RoboCup software team is using a program called Redmine for task management. It serves as a centralized todo-list to keep track of what needs to be done and who's in charge of doing it. For information about Redmine, check out their Tutorials Page.

The RoboCup Redmine site can be found at: https://redmine.robojackets.org.

C++ Homeworks

Main Programs

soccer 

Everything after vision and before radio happens here.

simulator 

Simulates a game environment, including vision and radio

sslrefbox 

The standard SSL referee box for issuing referee commands to all teams

radio 

Radio communication with on-field robots

Logging Utilities

log_viewer 

Playback of logged data

simple_logger 

Records vision and referee data just like soccer does, but with no processing.

convert_tcpdump 

Reads vision and referee packets from a tcpdump file and generates a log file. Use with util/log_vision.

Development

RoboCup Setup 

A step by step guide to setting up your new Linux system with our code base.

RoboCup Boost Unit Tests 

Explains how Boost Unit Testing Framework is integrated into and run from SCons.

RoboCup Coding Standard 

Coding standard

RoboCup Tips&Tricks 

Some pointers on how to begin writing and debugging code.

RoboCup GIT HOWTO 

We currently use Git as our code management system, and this will explain how to acquire and update the code base.

RoboCup Eclipse HOWTO 

You can use any editor you want, but one useful one is Eclipse. This HOWTO explains how to get an set up eclipse.

RoboCup Compile HOWTO 

System requirements, dependencies, and using the build tools to compile all of the software.

RoboCup Simulator Execution 

How to start and configure the simulator and connect to one or two soccer playing modules, as well as the Referee Module

RoboCup Live Robot Execution 

How to start and run the soccer with actual robots, connect to shared vision, and receive commands from the Referee Module

RoboCup Vision System 

How to setup the vision system (camera calibration, blob detection, etc.)

Robocup Play Development HOWTO 

How to create a simple play to get started

Conventions

There are a variety of conventions used throughout the code, both to represent soccer-playing, and to maintain consistency in code development.

RoboCup Robot Identification 

The means by which specific robots and field entities can be identified

RoboCup Field Structure 

The coordinate systems and their relationship to the field

Field and Camera Information 

Specifications on our cameras