Embedded Motion Control/Corridor competition 2015

An intermediate review will be held on May 13th, 8.45h at the RoboCup soccer field. During this challenge, called the corridor competition the students have to let the robot drive through a corridor and then take the first exit. The precise location of this exit will not be given in advance. Some facts:

• The exit can be either left or right
• It is not known beforehand how far the exit is located from the start (somewhere between 1 and 10 meters)
• The opposing end wall (on the far end) will be open
• The walls are approximately parallel to each other
  • Note: the walls might not be perfectly straight
• The distance between the walls is not known in advance, but will be reasonable (somewhere between 0.5 and 1.5 meters).
  • The distance between the walls will be fairly constant throughout the corridor, 'fairly' meaning that we build the corridor by hand, and the distance may change a little along the corridor.
• PICO will start with its laser range finder between the walls
• PICO will be approximately facing the end of the corridor. (Notice: approximately, so don't just drive forward for n seconds!)
• At the exit, the finish line is located approximately 30 cm from the side of the corridor (Notice: approximately, so don't just drive forward for 30 cm!). The walls that can be used to align PICO will be a little bit longer.
• You have finished the assignment if PICO did not drive into walls, took the correct turn and the entire rear wheel is across the finish line.
• Try not to touch the wall! Slightly touching is OK, however, bumping is not allowed! In case of a collision, we decide whether it counts as bumping. In the case of bumping into the wall, that trial finishes.