Weekly Report 5.23.06

This week I have decided on the initial design of my robot. I'll be using a RF beacon and a set of directional antennae's in order to allow the robot to track a person who has been "bugged" by the system. The robot should also be able to hide (in a dark corner) if he is detected by the person he is tracking. If possible, I will attach a camera to the system that will take pictures and regular intervals.

As far as hardware is concerned, last Friday I ordered the Maveric-IIB board and the programmer from sparkfun.com. They should be arriving sometime this week. In the meantime I have begun to familarize myself with the software that I will be using to develop my robot including AutoCAD and the suite of software attached to the Atmel processor.

My goal for the rest of the week is to continue testing the software and to test the board and programmer when they arrive.