Robotics Society of Southern California - Robot Sensors

Talent Contest November 2008

admin — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:22:07 +0000

Sat, 2008-11-08

In November 2008, The Robotics Society of Southern California held its annual Talent Contest. The audience grades each entrant for 4 categories:

Annual Talent Contest December 2007

admin — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:22:07 +0000

Sat, 2007-12-08

Each year we hold a contest which is open to anyone to show their favorite project. The winners are chosen by the audience considering factors such as: Software, Electronics, Hardware and overall appeal. You can find the rules here.

Talent Show January 2001

admin — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:22:07 +0000

Sat, 2001-01-13

Our RSSC club in Fullerton used to collaborate with the SDRS robot club in San Diego, which does not exist anymore. In 2001, a Talent Show and a Minesweeper contest was held. Here are some pictures I found in the archives from the Talent Show portion:

basic ideas of digital signal processing

mangelschots — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:27:22 +0000

By Arthur Ed LeBouthillier

This article was published in the December 1999 issue of The Robot Builder.

A Circular Navigation System [Part 3] - Localization

mangelschots — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:03:29 +0000

by Jim Ubersetzig

This article appeared in the November 1999 issue of The Robot Builder.

This article is a follow-up on the article "A Circular Navigation System [Part 2]"

A Circular Navigation System [Part 2]

mangelschots — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:25:32 +0000

by Jim Ubersetzig

This article was published in the October 1999 issue of the Robot Builder.

This article is a follow-up to "A Circular Navigation System [Part 1]"

Demonstration of Probabilistic Robotics

mangelschots — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:07:41 +0000

by Jef Mangelschots

pro's and con's of range sensors

mangelschots — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:27:03 +0000

by Jef Mangelschots

During the February 2010 RSSC meeting, a small discussion on the pro's and con's of range sensors, particularly IR and ultrasonic, was held. This article gives a short overview of that discussion:

A Circular Navigation System [Part 1]

mangelschots — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:12:36 +0000

Jim Ubersetzig

This article was published in the September 1999 issue of The Robot Builder.

This paper, originally published in December 93 and reprinted with permission, covers the theory required to understand the construction article in next month's newsletter. The construction article will describe the robot navigation system Jim Ubersetzig demonstrated at the April 99 RSSC meeting.

A Simple Laser Range Finder

mangelschots — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:29:30 +0000

by Tom Thornton

This article appeared in the June 1999 issue of The Robot Builder.

Background

One traditional method of range finding is based on triangulation. To use triangulation, you must know the baseline distance between the light source and the sensor, as well as the angles the sensor and source make with the baseline between them. Figure 1 shows one possible configuration for a triangulation range finder.