firmware_ideas.md

Ideas for the firmware of the robot

Brainstorming ideas for developing our robot 🙂

• Controllers
  • Movement controller
  • Loading controller
  • Ultrasonic sensor controller
  • Line detection sensor controller
  • Object detection controller
  • Microphone controller
• TODO

Controllers

Modules which map real world functionalities

Movement controller

Capabilities:

• Move forward for x seconds
• Move backwards for x seconds
• Rotate left for x seconds
• rotate right for x seconds

API proposal:

void Move(Direction direction, Duration duration);
void Rotate(Direction direction, Duration duration);

Loading controller

Capabilities:

• Grab an animal
• Release the animal again

API proposal:

void GrabTarget();
void ReleaseTarget();

Ultrasonic sensor controller

Capabilities:

• measures distance (in cm) to objects in front of the robot
• emits an event if an object is about to collide with the robot

API proposal:

int MeasureDistance();

// event props
int distance;
DateTime occuredAt;

Line detection sensor controller

Capabilities:

• emits an event if a contrast on the floor is detected (black duct tape = game boundary)

Object detection controller

Capabilities:

• emits an event if the target was detected with a high probability

API proposal:

// event props
double probability;
int maxX;
int maxY;
int minX;
int minY;

Microphone controller

Capabilities:

• emits events for required intents

TODO

• Describe control flows
• Find a way to intercept control flows for important event reactions without abandoning the current control flow
• probably a lot more 😄