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NXT Project "Two": Northern Lights
NXT Project "Two": Northern Lights
Northern Lights
June 2010
Outline
Organisation
Software
Audio
3D
Installation
Summary
Overview
I Team I PM Software
I Tasks / Functions I Deadlines
I Documentation I Meetings
Organisation - Planning
Team
I Team performed badly, no structure, no responsibilites, not efficient, some team members ignored
Organisation - Planning
IT
I Project management software was not used properly, no logging of work, the server
I Deadlines did not really have an impact, we met the deadline of the exhibition
Organisation - Planning
Result
I Idea I Bluetooth
I Main functions I Problems
Software
Idea - Main Functions
Software
Diagram 1/2
Software
Diagram 2/2
Software
Bluetooth
I Purpose wireless communication between the NXT and a computer, sending signals to activate
different 3D animations
I Idea I Technology
I Functions I Problems
Audio
Idea & Functions
2. Fish pick-up Voice sample: Please, put the fish back into water.
Audio
Technology & Problems
I Resolume Avenue 3 VJing software which allows to switch between different video and audio
files
I Bluetooth did not work to transmit the signal from the NXT-Brick to Resolume
I Idea I Animations
3D
Idea & Animations
Items
I Penguin 3D version simple shapes, mostly modified spheres
I Arctic scene
I Igloo
I Walking
Technology
I Resolume Avenue to connect the NXT with the animations
I Location I Objects
I Material I Problems
Installation
I Location was a room shared together with the other group
I Placement the installation was on the floor
I Polyester desks & textile & roller curtain were used for the surface
I Mountains made of wood boards, textile and polyester
I Small mountains made of foam
I Igloo polyester
I Color paper as indicators for being home, fishing and release the fish
I Fish made of Merkur-parts, because they had stick to the magnetic fishing rod
Problems
I Light the bright light interfered with the projection of the video
I Surface polyester with dots
I Black line did not stick on the roller curtain
I Objects were not used to put them into the robots way
Northern Lights Prague College - Interactive Media - IT and Computing
NXT Project two
Organisation Software Audio 3D Installation Summary
Installation
Summary
Limitations & constraints
Robots movement requirements
I Straight lines around actions fishing, turning, waiting, driving into the igloo
I Not too sharp turns on the path generous use of space
I Smooth turns and movements in all directions
Surface
I Flat
I Stable & hard enough non slippery material to avoid the wheels from simply spinning
without getting any traction and keeping the bot from moving
Summary
Improvement
Questions