Organisation Software Audio 3D Installation Summary

NXT Project two

Northern Lights

Prague College - Interactive Media - IT and Computing

June 2010

Northern Lights Prague College - Interactive Media - IT and Computing

NXT Project two
Organisation Software Audio 3D Installation Summary

Outline

Organisation

Software

Audio

3D

Installation

Summary

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Overview

I NXT robot planning, creating, building and programming

I Team work workshops, meetings, communication and project management software

I Installation Cesky Tucnak 2010

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I Team I PM Software
I Tasks / Functions I Deadlines
I Documentation I Meetings

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Organisation - Planning
Team

I Team performed badly, no structure, no responsibilites, not efficient, some team members ignored

decisions, some ignored the project

I Tasks / Functions bad performance, no structure, no responsibilites

I Documentation no documentation, no manuals, no reports

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Organisation - Planning
IT

I Project management software was not used properly, no logging of work, the server

with the software was down a couple of times

I Deadlines did not really have an impact, we met the deadline of the exhibition

I Meetings - Workshops with some active team members

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Organisation - Planning
Result

In the end, somehow it worked...

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I Idea I Bluetooth
I Main functions I Problems

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Software
Idea - Main Functions

The robots behaviour is based on the NXT technology

I Follows a black line with the use of a light sensor

I Turns around if an object is too close using a ultra-sonic sensor

I Recognizes colors and executes different functions

I Blue color and he starts fishing

I Red color and he stops

I Yellow color and turns 180 degrees and drives backwards

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Software
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Software
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Software
Bluetooth

I Purpose wireless communication between the NXT and a computer, sending signals to activate

different 3D animations

I Plan establishing connection, understanding C#, reading values from sensors

I Problems little C# knowledge, bugs in the program, no documentation

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I Idea I Technology
I Functions I Problems

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Audio
Idea & Functions

To make the installation more entertaining the robot was supposed

to be able to talk.
1. Fishing Sound sample: pre-recorded continuous water splashes

2. Fish pick-up Voice sample: Please, put the fish back into water.

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Audio
Technology & Problems

I PC with external speakers to play the audio files

I Voices robotic vs. real voice

I Resolume Avenue 3 VJing software which allows to switch between different video and audio

files

I Bluetooth did not work to transmit the signal from the NXT-Brick to Resolume

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I Idea I Animations

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3D
Idea & Animations
Items
I Penguin 3D version simple shapes, mostly modified spheres

I Arctic scene

I Igloo

Composition: the animation should represent the main functions

from the NXT robot
I Fishing

I Stay in the igloo

I Walking

Technology
I Resolume Avenue to connect the NXT with the animations

I Finalizing all the videos with sound

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I Location I Objects
I Material I Problems

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Installation
I Location was a room shared together with the other group
I Placement the installation was on the floor
I Polyester desks & textile & roller curtain were used for the surface
I Mountains made of wood boards, textile and polyester
I Small mountains made of foam
I Igloo polyester
I Color paper as indicators for being home, fishing and release the fish
I Fish made of Merkur-parts, because they had stick to the magnetic fishing rod
Problems
I Light the bright light interfered with the projection of the video
I Surface polyester with dots
I Black line did not stick on the roller curtain
I Objects were not used to put them into the robots way
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Installation

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Summary
Limitations & constraints
Robots movement requirements
I Straight lines around actions fishing, turning, waiting, driving into the igloo
I Not too sharp turns on the path generous use of space
I Smooth turns and movements in all directions
Surface
I Flat
I Stable & hard enough non slippery material to avoid the wheels from simply spinning
without getting any traction and keeping the bot from moving

I White or very bright

Lighting
I Diffuse no clear shadwos
I Dependent from what colour sensor sees
I Internal light Initially the Robot was supposed to be covered, but it caused some problems to the
sensors because it was too dark inside of the cover.

Size & weight

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Summary
Improvement

How to improve the installation?

I Larger stage
I Better material for the path
I Prepare a manual/guide one for the guests and another one for the team

I Solve the problem with lighting

How to improve the performance of the team?
I Concrete tasks and deadlines for each single person

I Workshop on how to use the project management software properly

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Questions

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