Create an obstacle detection & avoidance system in the Pocket Code environment for Phiro to move, detect and avoid obstacles.
By the end of this lesson, learners will
How does a self-driving car work to avoid crashing into other cars?
What do robots do when there is an obstacle in front of it?
How would a robot detect and avoid obstacles while it moves around?
How can you make Phiro into a smart car to detect obstacles and avoid them?
Imagine what Phiro would need to do if it encounters an obstacle. What would you need to solve this challenge?
1. Detect obstacle: If obstacle detected, stop.
2. Avoid obstacle: If obstacle detected, stop, otherwise continue moving
Decide on a path that Phiro should follow and where the obstacles will be placed.
Explore Phiro's 6 sensors. Figure out which sensors on Phiro will encounter these obstacles.
Plan your coding for
1. Obstacle Detection - Phiro keeps moving forward but stops when it detect an obstacles in front.
2. Obstacle avoidance - Phiro detects obstacles and moves away from obstacle on the right or left.
Sample Script to detect value of front sensor, when it detects object or obstacle.
Note: Sensor value will vary according to environment.
We got value of less than 500 ( < 500 ) for both front sensor when object or obstacle is detected.
Please check the value and use it in Obstacle detection and Obstacle avoidance program.
Obstacle Detection: Create a program in Pocket Code for PHIRO to detect obstacle and Stop.
Obstacle Avoidance: Create a program in Pocket Code for PHIRO to detect obstacle and avoids and moves forward.
Remix your code by using Phiro's Side or Bottom Sensors also to avoid obstacles along with front obstacle avoidance.
Share your Phiro obstacle detection and avoidance system using #MyPhiro and we will share it with the world.