February 12, 2008

Assignment: Gain experience in behavior-based design

Value: 10 points

Produce a diagram of behaviors and their interactions with each other and the environment, appropriately commented, for NWR, a night watchman robot according to the following parameters:  

1. NWR patrols the halls of Lytle Hall at night, repeatedly making complete rounds of the building.

2. NWR must hit the switch on a 4 check boxes, two per floor, located at opposite corners of the building.

3. NWR make note of any anomalies – open office doors, open classroom doors, etc. – and, at the end of the patrol, give an output with this information noted.

4. NWR must signal to campus safety any extremely disturbing events – fire, breakin, etc.