Robot Control

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Creating A Problem

There are two ways to create a problem in the Robot Control Applet.

  1. Load A Sample Graph

    This is the way to load a prebuilt map. You can load from a set of sample problems, or load from a URL.

  2. Create A Map Manually

    Click the Create mode tab to display the Create panel. To create a location, select the Create Location radio button and click on the canvas to create a map location. A dialog will pop up prompting the user for a location name. Type in a name and press OK. To place a wall, select the Create Wall radio button. Click on the canvas to define the starting point of the wall. Click again to define the ending point of the wall. Repeat this process for all locations and walls required.

The robot's first plan is defined to be the same order that the user placed the locations. For example, if the user placed location Alpha, then location Echo, then location Bravo, the robot will try to head towards the locations in this order: Alpha, Echo, Bravo. The plan can be changed by going to Options->Modify Robot Plan.

Solving A Problem

There are two ways to run the robot.

  1. Step through the process one step at a time by clicking the Step Robot button.
  2. Run the robot to a preset number of time intervals (set to 300 by default) by clicking the Run Robot button.

When performing multiple steps, you can stop stepping by clicking the Stop button. The Robot Applet will display controller logs at the bottom of the window to inform the user how the robot is planning its next step.