Week 2 was a productive week for our group. We were able to successfully install the LejosJ firmware on the NXT brick and begin to learn about the vast library of commands that Lejos affords us. In addition, the preliminary construction of the robot and environment were completed.
One of the design constraints of the robot is that it must drive like a real car. To achieve this, we will use two motors to drive the rear wheels, and a third motor to turn the front wheels. This way, the car can be driven without varying the speed of the driving wheels. This design does not come without problems, however, as the mechanical construction is a lot more complicated and unforeseen physical interference with moving parts will be a problem. That being said, it is something that we hope to work on in the coming weeks so that we can begin to focus on the programming of the robot.
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