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  • Jason Bishop
    Jason Bishop created a wiki page Group Work September 26, 2015 - 12:17pm
    Throughout the course, I have made a few posts on the landing contributing to discussion in the course. I began by commenting on a few of the existing pages that people had created, and moved on to discuss more in-depth topics:   In the topic...
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    Jason Bishop replied on the discussion topic Broken 74hc595 IC September 26, 2015 - 11:58am
    Thanks for the help Ian!
  • Jason Bishop
    Jason Bishop created a wiki page Project Future Work September 26, 2015 - 1:40am
    With the lukewarm results of my project, I have come up with several ideas on how my robot could be redesigned for better performance and improved with additional features. This is in addition to the several of the solutions previously...
  • Jason Bishop
    Jason Bishop created a wiki page Results II - Discussion and Analysis September 26, 2015 - 1:36am
    So the robot didn't turn out to be 100% perfect. This should be expected of course, but I was still a little disappointed in the results. Here are some of the issues I encountered:   1. Environment   My current home is a loft. As such,...
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    Jason Bishop created a wiki page Project Results I - Integration and Testing September 26, 2015 - 1:22am
    Physical Comp   As I mentioned in the previous section on implementation, I was working on combining the alarm module with the sensor/motor module. The first step was the combination of the physical components. This was an easy process,...
  • Jason Bishop
    Jason Bishop created a wiki page Project Implementation August 31, 2015 - 7:23am
    I've finally coded both the alarm module and the movement module. It took a lot more work than I had initially anticipated.   Alarm Clock   The alarm clock uses the LCD as the main display. The program begins and loads the time from...
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    Jason Bishop added a new discussion topic Expand the number of pins on your SIK RedBoard August 26, 2015 - 12:21pm
    Hey all, I have a bunch of components I am using for my project and it's difficult for me to purchase extra integrated circuits to control them all.  As I was perusing the Internet, I discovered something useful: you can use the pins marked A0...
  • Jason Bishop
    Jason Bishop created a wiki page Project Design August 26, 2015 - 9:46am
    Physical Layout   With all the parts I have, the physical layout of the robot should be relatively easy to set up. I will set my bigger breadboard along the long axis of the chassis. The ultrasonic sensors will be located at the front of the...
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  • Jason Bishop
    Jason Bishop added a new discussion topic Broken 74hc595 IC August 25, 2015 - 1:55pm
    Hey everyone, While working through the Inventor's Kit, I broke my integrated circuit.  I don't know if I put it in wrong it pulled it out wonky, but the QH` leg broke right off!  OOPS! However, not all is lost.  The chip still...
  • Jason Bishop
    Jason Bishop created a wiki page U13 - Food for Thought August 12, 2015 - 9:33am
    Chapter 22   While the potential for robots to help people is vast, some people believe that instead of creating technology that replaces human labor, we should focus on training people as providers of those services. With the exception of...
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    Jason Bishop created a wiki page Unit 13: Summing Up - The Future of Robotics August 12, 2015 - 9:29am
    The last unit of the course deals with where robots are heading in the future. As robots become more integrated in our lives, there are many applications to consider, as well as moral/ethical implications. However, the future of robotics looks to be...
  • Jason Bishop
    Jason Bishop created a wiki page U12 - Food for Thought August 12, 2015 - 9:26am
    Chapter 21 Some people find the idea of robots learning frightening, because they are uncomfortable with the notion of robot behaviour being anything but completely predictable. Does adding learning to the robot's abilities make it more...
  • Jason Bishop
    Jason Bishop created a wiki page Unit 12: Learning and Robots August 12, 2015 - 9:24am
    This unit discusses how we can get robots to acquire new knowledge and skills. While this is often a concept often associated with AI, it still has a significant place in robotics. I find that it is one of the most interesting concepts for the...
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    Jason Bishop created a wiki page U11 - Food for Thought August 12, 2015 - 9:16am
    Chapter 19   Ants are tremendously effective at dead reckoning, finding their way in vast open spaces of the desert through odometry. They seem to much better at it than people, based on some studies that have been done. Of course, no studies...
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    Jason Bishop created a wiki page Unit 11: Navigation and Group Robotics August 12, 2015 - 9:14am
    This unit covers two interesting and useful concepts in robotics. The first is navigation, which is one of the most important robotic functions. Getting the robot where it needs to go is an important problem that has received much study. The second...
  • Jason Bishop
    Jason Bishop created a wiki page U10 - Food for Thought August 12, 2015 - 9:09am
    Chapter 18   Besides wall-following, or following (servoing to some target), which is a natural behavior to produce via emergence, can you think of others you might want to implement this way?   A natural behaviour that can be produced...
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    Jason Bishop created a wiki page Unit 10: Unexpected Outcomes and Emergent Behaviour August 12, 2015 - 9:06am
    This is quite an interesting unit that covers what happens after we design and implement our robot and let it loose in its environment. Simple robots in simple environments can often be very predictable, but as we increase the controller complexity...
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    Jason Bishop created a wiki page U9 - Food for Thought August 12, 2015 - 9:02am
    Chapter 17   Does it ever happen to you that you can't decide between two options? What do you do? Theories from cognitive science and neurosciences say that human emotions are useful for helping us decide between similar options; there exist...
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    Jason Bishop created a wiki page Unit 9: Robotic Control 5 - Coordination August 12, 2015 - 8:58am
    This last unit on robotic control covers the coordination of robotic behaviour. This is needed when the robot has more than one action available to solve its current problem. The robot needs to decide which behaviour or action to execute. This unit...
  • Jason Bishop
    Jason Bishop created a wiki page Project Parts August 9, 2015 - 9:27am
    So I'm about to head to the electronic and mechanical component market here in Seoul, and I need to plan which parts I will need to look for. I think I can build this project with a number of basic components. Here's a list of what I think I will...
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