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Find a Ball

Goal

• After the user tells robot what color ball to find, robot searches for and go towards that color.

Notes

• How are we planning on creating a capturing mechanism? Also, will the capturing mechanism come in the way of the distance and light sensor if we put it on the front?
• If we are using the servos for rotating the sensors (which I found to be really useful), then we'll need another for the capturing mechanism.
  • We need a servo that isn't continuous rotation.
  • I think we should just pick up all the balls and separate them into two groups (I believe we can do that with only 3 servos and a plastic holder made from soda bottles), then find the goal and put all of our balls in. (Of course not as simple as I made it sound but it shouldn't be too hard. Diagram to come.)
  • (Quality is terrible, I'm no artist, but I think you get the idea.)
    • Manan: Its going to come in the way of all our sensors, first of all (we might be able to work around this, but it'll be hassle). Secondly, what is getting the ball into the container, do we have to force it in with a servo (too complicated).
    • Manan: To me, it seems much easier and efficient to have a simple mechanism that closes on top of the egg once it finds it, drives to the goal, and releases the egg.

Code

• Enter actual function code here, once completed
• Function Declaration:

  void CaptureBall()
     /*Pre: Make sure a ball is there
      *Post: Servos pull down capturing device to hold ball in place while robot moves*/
     {
      //code here
     }

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