Safe autonomous driving

A “master” rover is followed by one or more rovers in a line. Based on color signals on the road the master stops or park; the followers read the ranger sensor and keep a safe distance from.

Author: Donatella Falciai

Topic:  Informatik  MINT

Tags  Analysis ,  Programmieren ,  Integralrechnung ,  Modellierung ,  Physik ,  Programmierung ,  MINT ,  T3 ,  TI-Innovator Rover ,  Sharing Inspiration 2019

In the activity are used 
✓ Distance ultrasonic sensor (Ranger)
✓ Color sensor
✓ Motion commands: FORWARD, STOP, RESUME, TURN LEFT/RIGHT
✓ Rover frame of lightweight wooden body on which a rear barrier is inserted to increase the effectiveness of the distance sensor
✓ 5 m long cardboard track

The trajectory control is performed by reading the colors at the edges of the track and an algorithm for correcting the direction of motion.

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