AIRLab survival guide - Revision history

AndreaBonarini at 15:51, 10 April 2013

2013-04-10T15:51:07Z

AndreaBonarini at 15:48, 10 April 2013

2013-04-10T15:48:06Z

MatteoMatteucci: /* Software and programming */

2012-12-04T13:07:28Z

‎Software and programming

AndreaBonarini: /* Software and programming */

2012-10-04T13:44:03Z

‎Software and programming

MatteoMatteucci: /* Miscellanea (uncategorized) */

2012-08-01T21:23:50Z

‎Miscellanea (uncategorized)

GiulioFontana at 08:30, 12 June 2012

2012-06-12T08:30:20Z

GiulioFontana: /* Software and programming */

2012-06-12T08:07:51Z

‎Software and programming

GiulioFontana: /* Useful Resources */

2012-06-11T15:00:12Z

‎Useful Resources

GiulioFontana: /* Where can I test my robot? */

2012-06-11T14:51:27Z

‎Where can I test my robot?

GiulioFontana: /* Where can I test my robot? */

2012-06-11T14:51:03Z

‎Where can I test my robot?

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 Please note that you will '''not''' be authorized if the AIRWiki pages which you have to prepare are not ready.
 == Useful Resources ==
-Other information about where to test robots, how to write and produce videos and much more are available on the page dedicated to [[Resources|useful resources]].
+Other information about where to test robots, how to write papers, and produce videos and much more are available on the page dedicated to [[Resources|useful resources]].

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 Please note that you will '''not''' be authorized if the AIRWiki pages which you have to prepare are not ready.
 == Useful Resources ==
+Other information about where to test robots, how to write and produce videos and much more are available on the page dedicated to [[Resources|useful resources]].
-===== Where can I test my robot? =====
-Usually, experiments are done within the space of our labs ([[The_AIRlab_sites|see here]]).
-In special cases (ask your advisor!) test may be carried out in the courtyard of [AIRLab_Lambrate]. This courtyard is a medium-size space enclosed by the building (but without a roof), with a flat floor, where mobile robots can move around a little more freely than in the labs. Should you need it, we have a CAD drawing (with dimensions) of the courtyard (ask [[User:GiulioFontana|Giulio Fontana]]); [[File:Cortile_lambrate.pdf]] is a pdf black-and-white copy (A3-size) of it.
-−
-===== Writing and Reading =====
-* [[Tesi|Howto write a thesis?]] Suggestions to prepare your thesis (only in Italian for now... translators are welcome!).
-* [[Suggestions to write well]] can help to produce a good thesis, as well as good scientific publications in general. Here is the part of the 14 steps to write well found on the [http://www.sfedit.net San Francisco Edit company site] that Andrea Bonarini shares.
-* You can access '''all the papers''' for which Politecnico has bought a subscription even when you are at home if you enable the [[http://www.asi.polimi.it/rete/proxy/index.html Politecnico proxy]]. The instruction page is provided by the nice people of [http://www.asi.polimi.it/ ASI] in Italian only.  For an English version of the page, try to poke them if you can find how to get in touch with them.
-* [[Tips for editors]] of AIRWiki are also collected by this community, just to help to understand some of the hidden beauty of semantic WIKIs.
-−
-===== Software and programming =====
-* Once you have finished your work you should deliver it on the [[AIRLab Repository]]
-* Someone wrote some advice about [[Writing Good Code|writing code]]
-* [http://www.roboticswikibook.org/ Robotics wikibook]: a source of design suggestions for robotics, initiated by the EU project BRICS.
-* Info about [[Mathematica]]
-* How to plot using gnuplot in your C/C++ project [[Gnuplot in cpp]]
-* The ever-growing AIRLab guide about [[Getting Started With PIC(TM) MCU]]
-* Howto on [[VCSBC4018 vision board]]
-* Go to our [[ROS HOWTO|ROS HOWTO page]] for advice and tutorials about ROS (Robot Operating System)
-* A few resources on [[Low Cost RTK GPS|Low Cost RTK GPS]] that might be useful
-−
-===== Hardware =====
-* Go to [[What's in the AIRLab]] if you are looking for stuff in the lab
-* Need some component that isn't in the AIRLab for your project? Please add a row in the [[Shopping list]] and ask your advisor or [[User:GiulioFontana|Giulio Fontana]].
-* Need to learn how to solder? Check the following links: [http://www.wireless.hackaday.com/2007/10/26/how-to-introduction-to-soldering/ 1] [http://www.wireless.hackaday.com/2007/10/28/followup-soldering-how-to/ 2] [http://www.make-digital.com/make/vol01/?pg=166 3]
-* Need the US name for that bit of mechanics? Use [http://www.boltdepot.com/fastener-information/Printable-Tools/Type-Chart.pdf this useful chart]. By the way, [http://www.boltdepot.com/fastener-information/Printable-Tools/ at the same place] you can find other useful stuff of the same type.
-−
-===== Shops =====
-* Some useful addresses and links about shops, stores, factories, online catalogues. With some of them we have partnerships for discounts. You can find information [[Shops| here]].
-−
-===== Hardware configuration =====
-* Dei Phd-room (T11) printer configuration [[DeiPhdRoomPrinter | instructions]].
-−
-===== Producing videos and publishing them =====
-* Usually, at the end of the project, people tend to produce a video and put it on the web. The best way to do this is to [[produce a video]] and then send it to [[User:AndreaBonarini | Andrea Bonarini]] to have it published on the YouTube channel of the AIRLab. Then you can put the link wherever you want, hopefully also in the page of your project on AIRWiki, as done, e.g. in [[ROBOWII]]
-−
-===== Miscellanea (uncategorized) =====
-* If you are searching the homepage of a DEI professor (or PhD Student) try this [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html?name=dei+people&skipcache=yes Mozilla Firefox plugin].
-* For [http://ph.dei.polimi.it/phday PhDay08] we've set up an [http://www.easychair.org Easychair] account for paper reviews. Here's a little [[EasyChair Reviews|tutorial for reviewers]] that might be useful in case you have to review somehing/teach someone how the system works.
-* Useful phone numbers, download [[Media:ElencoTelefonico.odt.zip|ODT]] document or [[Media:ElencoTelefonico.pdf|PDF]].
-* To remove from a surface any sticky remains of the glue or tape you used to affix something to it (e.g., the markers used by [[LURCH - The autonomous wheelchair|LURCH]]): try [http://www.henkel.it/adesivi/schede/pdf/TDS_Pattex_Rimuovicolla.pdf this] (Pattex Rimuovi Colla). It doesn't damage (most) surfaces.
-* [[Recipes]] (yes, REAL recipies of special food) from people at AIRLab
-* Sometimes, some ''geeky fun'' is all you need. [[Humour|Find it here!]]
-* Wanna learn something, use  [http://www.cheatography.com/ cheatsheets]!
-** Matt  [http://www.cheatography.com/spaceduck/cheat-sheets/coffee-drinks-and-machines/ likes coffes]
-** Giulio [http://www.cheatography.com/fredv/cheat-sheets/eq-tips/ is an equilibrated person]
-** ...

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 * Howto on [[VCSBC4018 vision board]]
 * Go to our [[ROS HOWTO|ROS HOWTO page]] for advice and tutorials about ROS (Robot Operating System)
 ===== Hardware =====

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 ===== Software and programming =====
 * Someone wrote some advice about [[Writing Good Code|writing code]]
 * [http://www.roboticswikibook.org/ Robotics wikibook]: a source of design suggestions for robotics, initiated by the EU project BRICS.

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	* [[Recipes]] (yes, REAL recipies of special food) from people at AIRLab		* [[Recipes]] (yes, REAL recipies of special food) from people at AIRLab
	* Sometimes, some ''geeky fun'' is all you need. [[Humour\|Find it here!]]		* Sometimes, some ''geeky fun'' is all you need. [[Humour\|Find it here!]]
		+	* Wanna learn something, use [http://www.cheatography.com/ cheatsheets]!
		+	** Matt [http://www.cheatography.com/spaceduck/cheat-sheets/coffee-drinks-and-machines/ likes coffes]
		+	** Giulio [http://www.cheatography.com/fredv/cheat-sheets/eq-tips/ is an equilibrated person]
		+	** ...

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 [[Image:Dont_panic.jpg|200px|frameless|right]]
-When you are facing a problem, before starting to browse the Internet and scratch your head, take a look to AIRWiki: it's possible that other users already solved it for you. If you don't find the solution on AIRWiki and have to look elsewhere for it (and possibly do a lot of work), when you finish... add it to AIRWiki!
+When you are facing a problem, take a look to AIRWiki: it's possible that other users already solved it for you. If you don't find the solution on AIRWiki and have to look elsewhere for it (and possibly do a lot of work), when you finish... add it to AIRWiki!
 If you find a page useful and you want to know if someone ever adds other good stuff to it, you can watch the page. Just click on the watch button at the top of the page you're interested in. You will receive an email notification for any update.