Projects
Your project will, like the practicals, be based on the use of Player/Stage.
Topic
Your project can, in theory, be on any aspect of robotics that it is
feasible to implement in Player/Stage. However, the topic has to be
agreed with Prof. Parsons.
If you are stuck for a topic, I am happy to provide a list of possible
topics for you to choose from.
As you should be aware after completing the practicals, programming robots, even in simulation
takes time. Make sure you leave yourself enough time to complete your project,
and bear this in mind when you choose the topic of your project.
What you have to hand in
Unless otherwise agreed with Prof. Parsons, what you need to hand in is:
- A tar or zip file that contains all of the code
that is necessary to get your project running under a vanilla copy
of Player/Stage.
- Any maps that you use.
- At least one screenshot of your project working.
- A user manual, a short document that explains how to get your project running on
a vanilla copy of Player/Stage.
- A system manual, a short document that explains the structure of your code, and gives
a high level explanation. Think of it as what you'd tell another student in the class who wanted
to modify your code to clue them in on which bits of the code they need to look at.
Questions?
If you have any questions, email them to Prof. Parsons.
Submission date
As we agreed in class, the submission date for the final is 11.59 on the 31st
December 2007.
This date us very close to the date by which marks have to be submitted.
If you are late submitting your report, it will not be possible to get
your report marked before the grades for the course are submitted, and
you will initially be given an incomplete. This will be resolved as
soon as possible after you submit your report.