RoboCup

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Welcome to the Georgia Tech Robojackets RoboCup wiki! We meet weekly on Thursdays at 6:30PM in the Tin Building (building #48 on the map - Mechanical Engineering Research Building).

Important Items

• Small Size League Website
• RoboCup Resources for Learning
• Resources for Learning

Important Dates

November 1st:

• Mechanical
  • Working prototype of drive train and chassis
  • Crude prototypes of kicker/dribbler
  • Chipper ideas
• Electrical
• Software
  • Basic system overview designed
  • Vision system implemented
  • Communication framework in place
  • Start motion control

November 26th:

• Mechanical
  • Complete prototype with a chosen kicker/dribbler design in place (not nessessarily final design)
  • Layout/integration of electrical components finished
• Electrical
  • Rev 1
• Software
  • Basic motion control finished
  • Debug/Log/Playback system designed and started
  • Vision/Comm features finalized

Systems

2008

• Electrical System
• Mechanical System
• Software System
  • Development Tools
  • Coding Style
  • Code Examples

2007

• Electrical System Information
  • How to Sample Parts for RoboCup
• Software System Information
• Mechanical System Information
• Vision System Information
  • Robocup Image Processing
  • Robocup Image Acquisition
• File:TDP.pdf

Travel

• Everyone traveling to China for the competition in Summer 2008 needs a passport
• To obtain a new passport
  • Get an application from the US Dept of State (form DS-11)
  • Bring a photo ID, completed application, official birth certificate with embossed seal and payment of $112 to a US post office
  • Passports may take up to 5 months to process, so if you want to go and need one - DO IT NOW
  • US Department of State
  • US-Chinese Embassy
• Visa will also need to be issued and taken care of once passports are issued