Boe-Bot - 12/2/16

This is going to be one of the final days work can be done on the boe-bot. After math ended I stayed after for a little bit and went to the lab where I went to begin to begin working on the boe-bot, unfortunately neither Carlos or Joel could make it today so I was working alone. I kept in touch with both of my group members to keep tabs on the presentation status. But anyways, I broke out the boe-bot and pulled up the code and went to work. First I thought that it may not be the code at all and maybe something different. Maybe the QTIs were not wired correctly and so I labeled them all and made sure that they were correctly plugged in how the instructions called for.

After I did that I reinstalled my code and it still gave the exact same results as it did before. So I started to think that it may be the servos. So I brought the instruction book out and looked up how to correctly set the servos. I found out how to and I executed the instructions step by step. I learned while I was setting them that they were not correctly set so I was really excited when I went to test again because I thought that was the problem. It preformed better but it couldn't correctly follow the line. I thought immediately that the problem was my code.

So I changed it back to the basics without my alterations. It started to do some very weird things. Like the first time Carlos, Joel and I got it to move it was just spazzing. It was getting scary because soon I had to leave to catch a bus. But I was determined so I went back to work. I completely altered the sensor readings. The result was good. But the Bot wouldn't go straight. So I switched the Servo powers for all of the sensor readings and FINALLY. It followed a line. And it performed amazing. I tested it a few times and then packed up because I had to leave. Here are the two tests. The 90 degree turn, at the end the sensor got stuck on a bundle of tape that's why I had to grab it quickly. I'm very proud of my progress today. I was sad that Carlos or Joel could not attend. But I sent them these very videos and told them of my progress.