Reading Assignment

• Pyro Module Introduction
  See the table of contents at the bottom of the page linked to above.
  Read sections: 1 through 4 and 7 through 9
  You can skip section 8.i (Pyro Devices Advanced)
• Pioneer Reference Page
  Read the sections on "Pioneer Movement", "Pioneer Sensors" and "Dead Reckoning with the Pioneer".
• Hemisson Reference Page

Homework Assignment

Due Date: 9/12/06


• Homework #2

Related Web Sites

Sensors - Robot Sonar - A page from "Society Of Robots" that describes how sonar sensors operate.

Reflection of Sound - A page with an applet that illustrates how sound is reflected from different types of surfaces.

Sample Code

• FirstBrain.py - A Brain that prints out a warning when the robot gets two close to the a wall in front.