Ops Manager Extension: Line Follower Explained
This is the fourth challenge within the Robotics with GoPiGo and Python Curriculum.
Your task is to design a robot program that increases the volume of products that Amazing.com can ship out to its customers on a daily basis without increasing the number of robot pickers it employs.
Learn how to program and calibrate the Line Follower while they try to design an efficient system.
7. Experiment: Lighting Conditions
Do you think the sensor’s readings can be affected by being in sunlight or shade. What about being in the dark?
Using white card, repeat the above experiment
- in direct sunlight (where possible)
- in a shaded area
- in the dark (or quasi-dark)
Use a blanket or newspaper draped over the robot to simulate darkness.
Record the average values reported in a table like the one below.
How does light affect the readings? Can the line sensors see in the dark?