The group is currently constructing the robot and programming to line track and count passengers. The group has found small issues with line tracking such as turning smoothly. In the video above, the robot displays a slow but successful turn. The current design of the robot has proven to satisfy all the necessary constraints and the group has decided to continue with it until the color sensor is integrated into the final robot. The color sensor will be integrated when the final dimensions of the passenger pick up platform is finalized. Despite this setback the passenger counter programming now allows for the taxi to display that the taxi is full after collecting four passengers.
As week 5 nears the group has started brainstorming potential travel algorithms. One potential travel algorithm would be to use the corners as reference points from which to navigate around the arena. This would be beneficial because it allows the robot to travel the shortest distance between stations.
The following tasks are projected to be completed by the end of Week 5: line tracking (fix any bugs), successfully have the passenger counter count down, design possible attachment points for color sensor, and begin programming the travel algorithm.
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