The description and the example of 'ambient intelligent' made me think up my assignment one, “Smart Morning'. I think “Smart Morning is a simple and initial version of ambient intelligence that provides users with an intelligent and natural interactive service to improve people's life. since we did not use any fabrication skills to cover or decorate the sensor and actuator, it seems not that integrated with the environment. Besides practical uses such as for home and workplace, I wonder what are some other possible tracks. I like the idea of mobile and wearable devices, but for this example, I ...
Archives for October 2022
Robotics: Playful Robot
Playful Robots Part One The most correct decision for this part is to change almost all the circuits on the main board to the microcontroller. We used to alter the speed difference to rotate the car. For example, left wheel: 250 and right wheel: 0 to make the car turn left. However, we did not find out the problem until we discussed it with the other group. The wire for connecting the microcontroller and the motors to control the direction is not working, and since the issue lasted for such a long time, the function of our car is actually incomplete. Nevertheless, we were still not sure if ...
Mobile Platforms: Inspiration to Implementation
In the chapter “Mechanics”, the author introduces many common mechanisms related to robotics. For example, there are three systems for moving robots: wheels, tracks, and legs; each has advantages and disadvantages. Wheels are simple to construct but have limitations on particular terrain. In addition, differential drive, synchro drive, and car and tricycle drives are some options for wheel arrangements distinguished by different kinds of drive. Tracks can overcome obstacles easier but have less efficiency and more errors when turning. Legs are suitable for many terrains but have high costs and ...