Restate Requirements
http://www.nxtprograms.com/line_follower/steps.html
this site proved helpful by give advice on everything from building the robot to the programing like how to calibrate the light sensor.
http://mindstorms.lego.com/en-us/Community/NXTLog/DisplayProject.aspx?id=49f08489-ec27-4914-bd2c-b4767fb65e3b
this site was helpful in teaching us about The Turnable Light Sensor Innovation, or as I like to call it, the TLSI, which would be a good addition to the bot so the program doesnt have to be a complex.
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?p=31569
this site is great because its a forum so it has alot of different peoples opinions on one site.
Research Report
http://www.nxtprograms.com/line_follower/index.html
this bot is ideal because it has a really smooth ride to make sure the light sensor doesn’t move around more then it needs to.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.techbricks.nl/images/lego/20100220/line%2520follower%2520base%2520LDD.png&imgrefurl=http://www.techbricks.nl/My-NXT-projects/nxtlinefollower.html&usg=__gQFvgXo3K3ZwQx4y7Ce4r4JOtHk=&h=300&w=400&sz=42&hl=en&start=7&sig2=-rzpHAQDk4w4w11EagPlWw&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=BCBWTEJgOSYoKM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmindstorms%2Bnxt%2Bline%2Bfollower%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Den%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=CkIRTKOjFYa3rAef5Zm1BA
this bots problem is the light sensor is so far away from the robot making it hard to control
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://nxtblog.davidjperdue.com/__oneclick_uploads/2008/01/line-bot_small.jpg&imgrefurl=http://nxtblog.davidjperdue.com/2008/01/17/line-bot-another-version-of-zippy-bot/&usg=__uLaoUirVuqQq0mGcVWvoA_3_UOc=&h=322&w=393&sz=24&hl=en&start=30&sig2=fYmHkbb_FVh8VOWDs5sP6A&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=u87jYn3etnOSAM:&tbnh=102&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmindstorms%2Bnxt%2Bline%2Bfollower%26start%3D21%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Den%26ndsp%3D21%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=bUIRTPvYO4yyrAf_kbWyBA
this robot is good because it has a simple design and good cord management
Design Concept
our robot is going to have the brick right side up to give it more space in the front and back for sensors such as light(to see the line) and push sensor( to hit the block at the end and stop). big wheels to minimize the the wheel rotations needed.its going to have a small wheel in the back that swivels for maximum movement from right to left light sensor in the back to not get in the way but can still hear the clap to start moving.
Project Plan
Day 1
Research how to make the bot and what it looks like.
Day 2
Start building the bot
Day 3
Finish up building
Day 4
Research the programming that we need
Day 5
Start programming
Day 6
Finish up programming
Day 7
Test program make changes to make the program work
Day 8
Finish programming
Finish anything else that needs to be done
Design Review
