Package dlife.robot.khepera3

Classes and interfaces that support interaction with the Khepera 3 robot.

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Description

Class Summary

Khepera3	Class for communicating with a Khepera 3 robot.
Khepera3BatterySensor	A class for reading information about the Khepera 3's battery.
Khepera3DeltaPositionEffector	A class for moving the Khepera 3 relative to its current location.
Khepera3DifferentialDrive	A class to control the motion of a Khepera 3.
Khepera3IRSensor	A class for reading the Khepera 3's IR sensors.
Khepera3IRSensor.IRDisplay	Display for the Khepera3IRSensor.
Khepera3Player	Class for communicating with a simulated Khepera 3 in the Player/Stage system.
Khepera3ProximitySensor	A class for reading the Khepra 3's proximity sensors.
Khepera3SonarSensor	A class for reading the Khepra 3's sonar sensors.

Package dlife.robot.khepera3 Description

Classes and interfaces that support interaction with the Khepera 3 robot.

Overview

The Khepera 3 is a small but powerful robot produced by K-Team Mobile Robotics.

dLife currently supports interaction with the Khepera 3 via Wi-Fi using a custom server running on the robot. The Khepera 3 must be equipped with a CoreBot on-board processor and a Wi-Fi card. Some versions of the Khepera 3 also allow bluetooth connections, however dLife does not yet support those connections.

Khepera 3 Setup

1. Complete the Basic dLife Installation.
2. Install the KheperaServer on the robot.

Khepera 3 Quick Start

1. Complete the Khepera 3 Setup (once only).
2. Launch the Control Center by double clicking the ControlCenter (Mac/Linux) or ControlCenter.bat (Win) programs in the dLifeDist/UserScripts folder.
3. Select dlife.robot.pioneer.Khepera3 in the "Robot" drop down.
4. Click "Controller".
5. Navigate to and choose dLifeDist/examples/dlife/robot/khepera3/Khepera3ObstacleAvoidance.class in the File Chooser dialog that appears.
6. Click "Start Up".
7. Enter the connection information for your Khepera.
8. Place the Khepera is on a flat surface and surround it with obstacles.
9. Click "Run". The Khepera will wander about attempting to not bump into things.

Additional Resources

• The table of classes at the top of this page identifies all of the sensors and effectors that are supported.
• The examples.dlife.robot.khepera3 package contains working examples that can be used with a Khepera 3.
• The README.html file contains more information about the KheperaServer.
• See the dlife.robot.gui.controlcenter documentation for information about using the ControlCenter.
• See the Controller class for information on creating controllers.