Programming Workshop Making Sense of Sensors
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Erik A. Cokeley - 2008
Programming WorkshopMaking Sense of Sensors
FIRST 2008
Erik A. Cokeley - 2008
Presenter– Erik A. Cokeley– Involved in FIRST for 11 years
• Mentor - Hightstown High School - Team 1089
– NJIT - Junior– Computer Science Major– Experienced with the Microchip PIC– Autonomous robots– Program in C, C++, Assembly, Java– Familiar with the FIRST Default Code– Co-Founder CB Thinkx LLC
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Workshop Outline– Review the Default Design– Sensor Selection– Collecting Sensor Data– Interpreting Data– React!– Some examples– Questions
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Design Flow• Competition Mode• Autonomous Mode
• 26.2 ms
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Sensor Selection• Identify the problem• What information do we need• How do we gather that information
– More than one sensor might be needed• How to select sensor
– Make sure it reads what you want…– Compatible with your machine– Accuracy & Repeatability
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Collecting Sensor Data• Read the documentation.
– No two sensors work exactly the same– Test your sensor– Only use the sensor if it still helps
• Poll or Interrupt Models• Sampling Rate & Precision• Processing Time/Storage Requirements
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Interpreting Data• Aggregation
– Multiple Sensors– Over Time– Running Total– Running Average
• Correlation– Give the data meaning and purpose
• Data Issues– Noise Margin– Estimation/Linearization– Dead Zones
• Programming Issues– Overflow– Hysteresis
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React!• State Machine• Where to React
– Reaction time• Priority
– Sensor Priority • Man vs. Machine
– Machine Functionality• Saving resources (battery)
• Control the Robot
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An Example• Time for some code!
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Questions?
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For More Info
• Erik Cokeley – [email protected]
• www.cbthinkx.com/first/frc