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Chapter 7
Conclusions and Future
Work
After the tests performed, proper modifications have been implemented to
solve the detected problems discussed previously. At last, we have been able
to obtain a working robot, satisfying most of the constraints defined at the
beginning. The robot dimensions are more or less same with the designed
dimensions. Even though, we don’t have a proper method to measure the
robot’s maximum speed, the maximum speed achieved by the robot is fast
enough as expected. The obstacle avoiding is implemented with bumpers,
and supported with foams and springs. The camera head is placed on a
servo, can be moved up and down. The fully charged batteries provide
enough power to move the robot for at least 2 hours. It is difficult to estimate
the total price of the robot. The camera board that is used, is not
availableinthemarket, andthetotalcostofthecomponentsincameraboard
might be misleading to determine the cost of the camera board. Moreover,
for the other components, the prices show differences as the order quantity
changes. In conclusion, the final price might match the cost constraint 250
euro.
The robot is fully working autonomously, playing the designed game
without any interruption. The game is finding the predefined colored objects
and going to them in the defined order. We tested the game with
two objects colored in orange and green. More colors and objects can be
introduced easily following the steps indicated in Appendix C. The color
detection must be made with the color calculator script and must be tested
with the ST color picker software. In order to have stable performance, it