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#MDRC Like Robots? So do we. Join us on Wednesdays in GLE-4418 @ 6pm for our weekly meetings

Roboticists, join us Saturday @ 2PM in GLE-4418 for a workshop on Robot Operating System with demos on PCs, Beagleboard, and Arduino!

We'll be live streaming our ROS presentation today at 2PM livestream.com/mdrc

This Saturday's Workshop: Interfacing an Arduino with a PC and websites. mdrc.rit.edu/article.php/ja…

Don't forget to stop by our lab tomorrow at 2 for our workshop! mdrc.rit.edu/article.php/ja…

For anyone working on a BeagleBoard C4, check out our Eagle device for making expansion boards! mdrc.rit.edu/filemgmt/index…

All setup at IGVC 2012! Everything is powered up and working, including some last minute changes to strobe the warning light.

Design presentation is finished. Now its back to programming until we practice before our presentation at 4:30

We have the mission planner nearly done. We are now tuning lane following. I also believe I figured out the world -> map transform issue.

My suspicions about the numerical precision issues with the GPS fix were correct. You try working with a number near 5 million.

All of our goals for morning fixes are finished. Now it's back out to do some more tuning!

AMOS can lane follow damn near perfectly. Made some changes to get apf to cooperate with lane. Testing after charging again!

Well we didn't qualify today. Had some problems with the LiDaR and tuning parameters. Put in some fixes and will be back bright and early.

AMOS line navigation IGVC 2012: youtu.be/NqmcgZHRl7k via @youtube

Having some issues with the lidar dieing on us. Trying to separate the power/signals wires and hope it's nothing serious.

Lidar comm cable replaced. Note: Don't try qualifying after 3 hours of tuning. Finishing qual once batteries charge.

Qualified! 14 out of 43. First heat is starting now.

Heat 1: 2 of 3 runs attempted. Didn't make it to first turn. Will be working on making startup solid and a better avoidance system.

Our new obstacle avoidance is AMAZING compared to APF. I will never use APF when trying to navigate again. I said it Alan.

Lab webcam is fixed. Apparently an update changed read permissions on webcam devices and I had to add the user to the video group.