examples.dlife.robot.hemisson
Class HemiWander

java.lang.Object
  dlife.robot.Controller
      examples.dlife.robot.hemisson.HemiWander

public class HemiWander
extends Controller

The Hemisson will wander around its environment without bumping into stuff (well at least not too much!). Demonstrates the idea of a Sense/React agent using feature extraction to simplify the control logic.

To run this example:

1. Complete the Basic dLife Installation.
2. Complete the Hemisson Setup.
   
   
3. Launch the dlife.robot.gui.controlcenter
4. Select dlife.robot.hemisson.Hemisson in the "Robot:" drop down list.
5. Click the button next to the "Controller:" label.
6. Navigate to the dLifeDist/examples/dlife/robot/hemisson/ directory.
7. Choose the HemiWander.class file.
8. Click the "Start Up" button.
9. Choose the connection mechanism to be used:
   • Serial Port: Use the file chooser to select the device file to which the Hemisson is connected.
   • Bluetooth: Select the desired Hemisson from the drop down list. You may optionally associate a name with the robot's bluetooth address using the text field and the "Set" button.
10. Click "Connect"
11. The Hemisson will beep and flash its lights to indicate that a connection has been established. GUI displays for all of the sensors and effectors will then appear in the ControlCenter.
12. Click "Run"

The source code for this class is contained in the file:

examples/dlife/robot/hemisson/HemiWander.java

Version:

Sep 3, 2008

Author:

Grant Braught, Dickinson College

Constructor Summary

HemiWander()

Method Summary

void	startUp(Robot robot) This method is invoked automatically when the Start Up button in the ContolCenter is clicked.
void	step() This method is invoked either once when the Step button is clicked or periodically when the Run button is clicked.

Methods inherited from class dlife.robot.Controller

shutDown

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

HemiWander

public HemiWander()

Method Detail

startUp

public void startUp(Robot robot)

Description copied from class: dlife.robot.Controller

This method is invoked automatically when the Start Up button in the ContolCenter is clicked. This is typically where Sensors and Effectors are created and added to the Robot.

Specified by:

startUp in class Controller

Parameters:

robot - the Robot that this Controller will be controlling.

step

public void step()

Description copied from class: dlife.robot.Controller

This method is invoked either once when the Step button is clicked or periodically when the Run button is clicked. The rate at which step is invoked varies from Robot to Robot and is dependent on the computer being used as well as the amount of processing done in step, the number and type of sensors attached to the Robot and the robot's communication latency.

Specified by:

step in class Controller