CSCI 235 - Intelligent Robotics
Spring 2017
Final Project
For your final project, you are to build and program a robot that fulfills a
contextualized purpose. Here are the project guidelines:
- You are to work in teams of two. Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis.
- You are encouraged to use the EV3 robots we have been using this semester. If you wish to use alternative hardware, consult with the instructor.
- As the project earns an Odyssey Special Projects (SP) credit, there is a
minimum of thirty hours of work on the part of each team
member. You will use your journals to document this.
- The topic selection is very open, and ultimately can be anything upon
which you and the instructor agree. It should be "contextualized"; that is,
it should involve the application of robotics techniques towards a larger
goal.
- You are encouraged to use the Java libraries we have employed this semester
in completing the project. However, you are not required to do so; in fact,
if you are not using the Mindstorms robots, you need not necessarily work in
Java.
Project Proposal
Each project proposal should include the following:
- Team members
- A few paragraphs describing the project goals
- A proposed timeline for completing the project, including intermediate goals
Final Paper
The final project paper should include the following:
- Project goals
- Description of the metrics used for determining goal completion
- Degree to which each goal was completed
- Description of how the robot was programmed, and how that programming
supported each goal
- Description of obstalces encountered and how they were addressed
- Project log, including hours
- A conclusion summarizing the project
Timeline
- Tuesday, April 18:
- Project proposal due
- Oral presentation of proposal by each team
- Written proposal submitted by each team
- Thursday, April 20:
- Tuesday, April 25
- Oral progress report
- Recapitulation of project goals
- Progress since last time
- Goals achieved so far
- Video demonstration of capabilities
- Problems encountered
- Goals for next time
- Possible revisions to the project
- Thursday, April 27
- Thursday, May 4, 8:30 am:
- Final project due
- Video (and, ideally, live) demonstration of capabilities
- Oral presentation of results
- Written paper describing results