Final project information

Announcements

[4/20] The robot time reservation rules (below) are slightly different than what I described in class.

Assignment information

Basic information
Robot sign up procedures

Basic information

The final project requires a demonstration (at a time arranged with me) and a written report. I would like everything done by Wednesday May 8. (I should note that I am likely to be out of town on Thursday and Friday May 2-3.)

Robot sign up procedures

To sign up for time on the robot, go to calendar.yahoo.com. The login name is "robotalgorithms". (I gave the password out in class.)

Here are the current rules for signing up for robot time. I don't particularly care what the rules are; I just want to make sure that every group has a fair opportunity to reserve time. If these rules aren't working well, please give me suggestions for changes.

Reservations can be made only through the yahoo calendar.
Each group can reserve a maximum of two hours per day.
You cannot reserve time more than 3 days (72 hours) in advance.
If you reserve time but do not use it, that still counts towards your two hours per day. (I.e. no going back and deleting past reservations!) Let's assume that you will all be reasonable about deleting future reservations you are not planning to use far enough in advance so that other groups can reserve that time.
Unreserved time is available to any group on a "first come first served" basis.
After using reserved time for two hours, if another group wants to use unreserved time, you must yield to that group.
I have two undergraduates (Jon and Andrea) who are working on URP projects. They will reserve time on the yahoo calendar but will not be subject to the reservation restrictions. If their reserved time interferes too much with project groups from the class, I will ask them to reduce or move their hours. You can let me know if this is a problem.