RSS Robot
I participated in the Robotics Science and Systems class during the spring semester of my freshman year. Students were divided into teams and were tasked with programming navigation and path planning algorithms on an autonomous racecar. At the culmination of the class, teams raced against each other in a competition around the Johnson Track and navigating the Stata Basement.
Software
I contributed to programming a wall following the algorithm. Additionally, I assisted in programming an A* path planning and Monte Carlo localization algorithms. I also programmed our camera to be able to detect orange cones and assisted in the implementation of a safety controller.
Results
Our team performed well in either competition. I really enjoyed taking this class as it deepened my knowledge of ROS2. It also was a great learning experience into localization and path planning algorithms.