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
• RoboCup 2008 Qualification
• RoboCup 2008

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

February 15th:

• Qualification for Robocup 2008: Team Description Paper and one minute video are due by February 15th, 2008 (11.59 PM, GMT-8) (Pacific Time)

July 14th to July 20th:

• RoboCup 2008 in Suzhou, China

Systems

2008

• General System Info / Resources
• 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

Passports

• 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

Visas

• A visa is a document granting entrance into a country, without one, you face fines and deportation
• Visa will also need to be issued and taken care of once passports are issued
• Visas should be obtained through the local RoboCup organization but if not, obtained via Chinese Embassies in the US
• A travel agency in Atlanta can provide us Visas, with around 5 business days of processing
• Necessary items: valid passport, visa application (done at office),copy of itenerary, business letter from RC, business invitation from RC, and a $100 fee
• Passports and Visas, Etc.

Health and Safety

• Members traveling overseas should contact their health insurance provider to check coverage overseas.
• Cancellation fees and penalties should be discussed with airline and hotel.
• US citizens traveling abroad encouraged to register with the US State Dept. - gives travelers better assistance and if necessary, evacuation
• Members should call their health providers in regards to necessary immunizations and vacinnes several weeks before trip
• Some necessary and highly suggested immunizations - Influenza, Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Malaria
• Georgia Tech Health Services is capable of giving all immunizations and all medications
• Immunizations need to happen around 6 weeks before the competition
• Registration with US Embassies in China
• China Specific Information
• Health information from CDC for China