| 296 | | Instructions on how to use the Robot Dashboard: [http://ilabt.iminds.be/wilabt/use/mobilitytoolkit http://ilabt.iminds.be/wilabt/use/mobilitytoolkit] , scroll down to “Setting up paths”. |
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| 298 | | '''VERY IMPORTANT :''' You will only be able to SSH to the mobile node while it is docked. (If you want an SSH connection during your experiment, you will have to set up a wireless connection to a fixed node and SSH over the wireless.) |
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| | 296 | Now start drawing a path for your robot by selecting the robot ID on the top left of the Robot Dashboard. On the top left, you can also choose between straight paths and bezier curves. [[BR]] |
| | 297 | Always start your path by clicking on its ''Safe zone'' (the circle below the charging station with the ID of the robot in it) and dragging towards a location of your choice. Be sure that you don't cross any obstacles (marked in yellow or blue). If you do cross obstacles, the Robot Dashboard will tell you (and you will not be allowed to start driving that path). Add some more segments to your path and make sure that your robots returns somewhere near its safe zone (circle with ID of the robot) at the end of your scenario. |
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| | 300 | #!html |
| | 301 | <img src="http://doc.ilabt.iminds.be/ilabt-documentation/_images/geni/robotpath.png" width="1271" /> |
| | 302 | }}} |
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| | 304 | If you are satisfied with your path, click the ''Live'' button, followed by ''Action''. Go to the ''User'' tab, select '''Auto Undock'' and hit the ''Send'' button. '''VERY IMPORTANT :''' You will only be able to SSH to the mobile node while it is docked. (If you want an SSH connection during your experiment, you will have to set up a wireless connection to a fixed node and SSH over the wireless.) |
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| | 307 | #!html |
| | 308 | <img src="http://doc.ilabt.iminds.be/ilabt-documentation/_images/geni/robotactions.png" width="560" /> |
| | 309 | }}} |
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| | 311 | Click on ''Initialize'' to taxi the robots to their starting position (check the top right of the robot dashboard for errors). If no errors occured, hit the ''Play'' button. You should now see the status of your robot changing to ''Active'' and see it moving around. |
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| | 314 | #!html |
| | 315 | <img src="http://doc.ilabt.iminds.be/ilabt-documentation/_images/geni/robotactive.png" width="510" /> |
| | 316 | }}} |
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| | 318 | At the end of your experiment, click on ''Actions'' again, go to the ''User'' tab, select ''Auto dock'' and hit ''Send'' to park the robot in its docking station. If the robot is too far away from its docking station, you should use the ''Safe Return'' option, which will automatically search for the shortest path towards its docking station. |
