Development of Autonomous Line-Following Soccer Robots
The main objective of this project is to build an
autonomous microcontroller-based mobile robot for a local robot
soccer competition. The black competition field is equipped with
white lines to serve as the guidance path for competing robots. Two
prototypes of soccer robot embedded with the Basic Stamp II
microcontroller have been developed. Two servo motors are used as
the drive train for the first prototype whereas the second prototype
uses two DC motors as its drive train. To sense the lines, lightdependent
resistors (LDRs) supply the analog inputs for the
microcontroller. The performances of both prototypes are evaluated.
The DC motor-driven robot has produced better trajectory control
over the one using servo motors and has brought the team into the
final round.
[1] Jun-ichi Shibata, Gen-ichi Yasuda, and Hiroyuki Takai. "A
Microcontroller-Based Architecture for Locally Intelligent Robot
Agents." Proceedings of the Sm World Congress on Intelligent Control
and Automation, June 15-19, 2004, Hangzhou, P.R. China
[2] Martin, F. "Ideal and Real Systems: A Study of Notions of Control in
Undergraduates Who Design Robots". In Y. Kafai and M. Resnick
(Eds.), Constructionism in Practice: Rethinking the Roles of Technology
in Learning, MIT Press, MA, 1994.
[3] McComb, G. (2000) "The Robot Builder-s Bonanza", 2nd Ed. McGraw-
Hill, New York, U.S.
[4] Miglino, O., Lund, H. H., Cardaci, M. "Robotics as an Educational
Tool" Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 1998.
[5] http://www.parallax.com
[1] Jun-ichi Shibata, Gen-ichi Yasuda, and Hiroyuki Takai. "A
Microcontroller-Based Architecture for Locally Intelligent Robot
Agents." Proceedings of the Sm World Congress on Intelligent Control
and Automation, June 15-19, 2004, Hangzhou, P.R. China
[2] Martin, F. "Ideal and Real Systems: A Study of Notions of Control in
Undergraduates Who Design Robots". In Y. Kafai and M. Resnick
(Eds.), Constructionism in Practice: Rethinking the Roles of Technology
in Learning, MIT Press, MA, 1994.
[3] McComb, G. (2000) "The Robot Builder-s Bonanza", 2nd Ed. McGraw-
Hill, New York, U.S.
[4] Miglino, O., Lund, H. H., Cardaci, M. "Robotics as an Educational
Tool" Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 1998.
[5] http://www.parallax.com
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autonomous microcontroller-based mobile robot for a local robot
soccer competition. The black competition field is equipped with
white lines to serve as the guidance path for competing robots. Two
prototypes of soccer robot embedded with the Basic Stamp II
microcontroller have been developed. Two servo motors are used as
the drive train for the first prototype whereas the second prototype
uses two DC motors as its drive train. To sense the lines, lightdependent
resistors (LDRs) supply the analog inputs for the
microcontroller. The performances of both prototypes are evaluated.
The DC motor-driven robot has produced better trajectory control
over the one using servo motors and has brought the team into the
final round.", keywords = "Soccer robot, Obstacle detection, Differential drive,
Line following.", volume = "3", number = "8", pages = "903-3", }