| 25 | | The ability of a autonomous mobile robot to navigate in an unknown environment opens it to many applications. Robots placed in unfamiliar environments can navigate them based on many sensor inputs. One sensor in this capacity is a color camera, returning |
| | 25 | The ability of a autonomous mobile robot to navigate in an unknown environment opens it |
| | 26 | to many applications. Robots placed in unfamiliar environments can navigate them based on |
| | 27 | many sensor inputs. One sensor in this capacity is a color camera, returning a high density |
| | 28 | of information about an environment, at a low component cost. This information must be |
| | 29 | interpreted into information useful for navigation and function. |
| | 30 | |
| | 31 | Our algorithm is designed to be used on our entry, Moxom's Master, to the Intelligent Ground |
| | 32 | Vehicle Competition. The IGVC is a robotics competition for collegiate teams of engineers, |
| | 33 | with the goal in the competition to design and build a robot for autonomous navigation of |
| | 34 | an obstacle course in the shortest time. The obstacle course is defined as white lines layed |
| | 35 | out on grass or pavement, between 10 and 15 ft apart. Obstacles are placed between these lines |
| | 36 | randomly, and this course is changed between runs. There are complex arrangements of these |
| | 37 | including swithcbacks and center islands. |
