| Abstract: |
This paper describes the robot soccer initiative of the Singapore
Polytechnic, designed to participate in the Robocup-99 held in conjunction
with IJCAI in Stockholm, Sweden. The system consists of four medium sized
autonomous robots, each carrying its own perception system and on-board
processor. The perception system includes an on-board vision system and
infrared transceivers to collect environmental information such as the presence
of a wall, obstacle (robot) or ball. The micro-controller used is the Intel
80196KC. The environmental information collected has to be processed to
enable a quick decision on the required action of the robot. The reaction
of the robot may be to avoid an obstacle, approach a ball, block the ball
(in the case of the goal keeper), and to pass, intercept, dribble or shoot
the ball. |