Code for WebRover1 project, part of International Space Apps Challenge 2013
Project page: http://spaceappschallenge.org/project/webrover1/
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Download Grails 2.2.1 and unzip somewhere suitable http://www.grails.org/download
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Download leJOS and put somewhere suitable http://lejos.sourceforge.net/nxj-downloads.php
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If using Mountain Lion, download old Bluetooth driver and unzip http://www.uweschmidt.org/files/WW_MountainLion.zip
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Set up environment variables
export GRAILS_HOME=/springsource/grails-2.2.1
export NXJ_HOME=/legorovers/leJOS_NXJ_0.9.1beta-3
export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/legorovers/WW_MountainLion
export PATH=$PATH:$NXJ_HOME/bin:$GRAILS_HOME/bin
export CLASSPATH=$NXJ_HOME/lib/pc/pccomm.jar:$NXJ_HOME/lib/pc/3rdparty/bluecove.jar
export JAVA_OPTS="-d32 -Dnxj.home=$NXJ_HOME"
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Install leJOS on NXT brick (this was already done -- or see readme!)
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Pair Bluetooth Bluetooth - Set Up Bluetooth Device... Find it in list Set Passcode Preferences... 1234
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Configure robot details in grails-app/conf/Config.groovy
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Run Grails App
cd lejos-server grails run-app
(or -Dgrails.env=claudia run-app)
- Access from browser
http://localhost:8080/api/forward/1000
- Assumes motors in A and C, sensor in 1 (optional)
{'direction':[left|right|forward|back|stop],
duration:'integer, milliseconds',
distance:'cm',
velocity:integer}
Added Android camera running IP Webcam (address hardwired into HTML page at the moment) http://lifehacker.com/5650095/ip-webcam-turns-your-android-phone-into-a-remote-camera
- Web cam feed at the top (if we do a webcam feed)
- D-Pad controller touch area below. User swipes (or click/touch) to tell robot which direction to drive in
- Underneath drive controls, set command delay in seconds
- Under that, buttons to set other options and build your own autonomous rules
Easy rule builder, adapting Tiago Jesus original desktop interface for smaller, mobile devices https://github.com/tiagojesus/LegoRoversUI
