|
Command |
Descriptions |
Example |
| 020 |
Infrared Remote
Control Transmitter |
Experiment
1: Infrared transmissions
function was intended to be used for robot inter-communications, which
is normally required in Swarm or other self-organizing or
self-assembling robot team see Research
and development page for further ideas
Experiment
2: Infrared transmissions is
also intended for robot gaming, where inter-robot communications is
required. Try to develop a team based game that requires a simple
communication
Experiment
3: As a party trick, build a simple robot
that acts as a mobile remote control unit. The robot could driving up to television
set in any room in the house and switching TV channels depending on a
pre-programmed sequence.
|
| |
|
|
| 030 |
Infrared
Remote control Receiver
|
Experiment
1: Video of Infrared Remote
control examples.
Use
a programmable TV/DVD/CD remote controller to take control of your
robot. Click on picture below to see an example.

Experiment
2: Dancing Robots
Try
to make some dancing robots, but using two or more robots fitted with IRCF's. One robot is the
master robot the others are slave robot. The master robot sends IR
messages to the slaves using command 020. The IR messages sent are just
coded commands containing details of the master robot movements (left,
right, backwards forwards). The slave robot interpret the movements
(using command 030).
The
robots are then moving in a synchronized manner. Extra IR transmitters
may required at the rear pf the master robot to ensure that the slaves
receive the signal regardless in which direction the IRCF is
pointing.
|
| 032 |
Infrared
proximity detection mode (IRPD) |
Experiment
1: Basic obstacle avoidance, Build a simple robot that can
avoid obstacles and turn around to avoid being trapped.
Experiment
2: Maze Running - This
example shows the IRCF being used to slow the robot down when the
obstacle is very close. See how it maneuvers around the
corner.
Video1
Video
2
Experiment
3: Follow-me (follow a robot in
front)
(video
not ready yet)

Experiment
4: Fuzzy Logic
(video not ready yet)

|
| 034 |
Freewheeler
Mode |
Experiment
1:
This video1 show one of the prototypes modules continuously sending
IPRD data to a computer for debugging the circular display. Video 2 and
3 show examples of the Circular display pointing on the direction of the
obstacle.
|
| 035 |
Autopilot
Mode |
Experiment
1: This command
returns tow bytes of information showing the approximate distance
and direction of the nearest obstacle. It is ideal for beginners or
where robot controllers that have limited space. |
| 036 |
Beacon mode
|
Experiment
1:
Beacon mode - Search for a IR
guidance beam

See
examples:
|
| 037 |
Light
Sensor Mode |
Experiment
: Follow the light |
| 038 |
Follow the light
and IRPD mode. An example
of robot following light source (LIGHT
version only) |
Experiment
: Follow the light |
| |
|
|
| 040 |
Sony
IR - Ascii |
See
030 |
| 042 |
IRPD
mode |
See 032 |
| 044 |
Freewheel
Mode ASCII |
See 044 |
| 052 |
Continuous
Infrared transmissions (Beacon mode transmission) |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Some
Videos |
|