Progress
This week, well, it was fairly unusual. I’m in Chicago with my parents and still trying to adjust to the new norm. That includes working on the robot without the actual robot. The Roomba will arrive here in approximately 1~2 weeks, so in the meantime, I am working on the simulator, Webots, to develop some basic versions of the algorithms. This is purely for the developing purpose, and the simulation will not appear on the demo or the final presentation.
Webots
Luckily, Webots, an open source simulator, comes with a nice model for iRobot Create. This lacks some sensors, such as light sensors or IR sensors, but it is good enough for the purpose of algorithm development. I was able to implement part of my previous 2D-mapping code into the simulator, and I plan to work on it for a while.
Deliverables next week
Next week, I will continue to work on Webots to implement 2D mapping algorithm and possibly start working on the path-planning.
Schedule
A bit behind; schedule updated