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CHAPTER 8
CONCLUSIONS
As discussed in chapter 5 (Performance and Data Analysis), the performance of the
Mobile Manoeuvring Robot was a success. All of the performance guidelines were met
including:
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Travel in a straight line when in a clear area with no manual assistance.
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Stop before colliding with any obstacles that are in the path
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“Decide” which way is more practical to turn and do so.
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Continue on its path in a straight line.
All of these criteria are met satisfactorily however there is room for improvement in
several areas as also explained in chapter 5. Before implementation into any practical
situation the following factors need improvement.
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Chassis re-design to allow more components e.g. batteries, robotic arms.
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Software improvements depending on the desired task.
Although unlikely to be the entire solution to any problem, the code and hardware
associated with the Mobile Manoeuvring Robot would provide a good base or inner
structure into many autonomous applications. Depending on the application, it may
require minor or major adjustments to the software to suit. For example an autonomous
vacuum cleaner may use this software, but turn 180 degrees and offset every time an
obstacle is detected, instead of simply turning 90 degrees. This would require only
several extra lines of code.