Xinchejian Swarm Robot project
Introduction:
Build a swarm of robots with autonomus behavior to achieve their goals by interacting with each other using IR communication.
See each xinCheJian wiki for assembly instructions and information.
Original Requirements: Each basic robot contains the following: - 1x microcontroller Attiny2313 - 1x motor controller L293D - 2x gear motors - 1x LiPo battery 3.7V Sensor shield
A custom made PCB will be used. This PCB will be mounted into a 3D printed casing which contains the gear motors and the wheels as well the IR sensor array.
Goal is that the maximum price for the basic robot should not exceed 5US$ (without shield)
Each robot will have a basic programming and basic hardware platform. The basic programming is:
- Self protection:
- check your battery status
- find the charging station when battery runs low
- avoid obstacles and other robots
- search for power (sunlight etc.)
- Community (swarm) needs:
- search for building material
- search for dead robots
- bring dead robots to the charging station
- help dead robots with a charger robot
- tell others where to find power (sunlight)
- tell others where is an obstacle or danger
Folder structure: /32u4-edwardrf work in progress - check XCJ mailing list for later versions. /AtTiny2313 AtTiny2313 version - that won the AFRON competition /ATMEGA328 version based on /ATMEGA168 latest super version (replaces UNO version).
Note there is a LARGE amount of direct compatability between the code for ALL versions. Differences to note are:
- different IO pins - see "Arduino, AtTiny, L293 and header pin mappings.ods"
- size of memory limits size of code
- AtTiny versions have fewer IO commands available. See http://wiki.xinchejian.com/wiki/Programming-AFRON
Branches & master - Please use branches to do YOUR work before committing back to the master! - Goal is for the master to be 'production ready' at ALL TIMES!
More at the XinCheJian website wiki.xinchejian.com - the original Swarmrobot pages at http://wiki.xinchejian.com/wiki/Swarm_robots - collated summary and AFRON competition entry http://wiki.xinchejian.com/wiki/Category:AFRON_$10_Robot_Competition
latest Swarmrobot index - entry page is now: http://wiki.xinchejian.com/wiki/Category:Swarm_Robots