1/28/03 - Example code for stopping after four minutes is 
here. It uses a simple thread and the new function orc_close() to ensure that everything really stops.
1/28/03 - Meeting tonight at 7pm. We will go over the FinalChecklist, among other items of business.
1/26/03 - The current plan is that each team will be able to choose whether or not they want slidey cans or the orginal cans. There are several slidey cans currently in lab. Teams should test out their robots to see which they prefer as soon as possible.
1/23/03 - New GeodePatch
1/22/03 - Today's GeodePatch installs the OrcShell which you will want for tomorrow. Those teams which have access to a laptop, please RegisterForWireless so that we have lots of working cards in 26-100 instead of just one!
1/21/03 - The botclient now supports drawing. This is great for visualizing things like maps and sensor sweeps. Check out the API, and the program "graphics" within the examples directory.
1/20/03 - CAUTION when using median filters (and other IPP functions that operate on a neighborhood): The IPP must never attempt to read a pixel that doesn't exist. doMedianFilter is incorrect in this respect. The correct way of performing a median filter is to perform a median filter only on the middle portion of the image. For example, if an image is 300x200 and the median filter is 10x10, the median filter should operate only on x=5,295, y=5,195 assuming a centered mask. Ask a staffer for help if you're confused. Segmentation faults may result otherwise.
1/20/03 - The botclient now supports time-graph view of data. Try plotting your analog data for a neat-o display!
Older announcements can be found at OldAnnouncements.
liborc | libim | libbotclient | botclient graphics }IPP Reference ManualC/Emacs/CVS Reference Cardsppt | pdf }ppt | pdf | pinouts pdf }ppt | pdf }ppt | pdf }ppt | pdf }The staff used some of its spare time to build a robot, and adopted the unused team number TeamSeven.