Team development of an autonomous mobile robot: Approaches and results

Abstract

This article presents different approaches, used in mobile robot development by the beArobot team. The rules analysis practice is presented based on several years of the Eurobot competition participation experience. The choice of the best robot competition strategy is discussed along with a program solution for the same purpose. The article also presents several results of the team members achieved for the Eurobot 2011 project. It also gives a general idea of the mobile robot being developed. The team makes an effort to systemize its previous and current experience, thus making the article interesting for the educational purposes. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.