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| − | 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! |
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| | 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. | | 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. |
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| | Please note that you will '''not''' be authorized if the AIRWiki pages which you have to prepare are not ready. | | Please note that you will '''not''' be authorized if the AIRWiki pages which you have to prepare are not ready. |
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| − | == For AIRWiki Administrators == | + | == To write a thesis == |
| − | | + | [[Tesi|How to write a thesis?]] Suggestions to prepare your thesis (only in Italian for now... translators are welcome!). |
| − | * [[AIRWiki:AdminFAQ]] (FAQs about common admin tasks such as '''adding users''', changing passwords, user renaming, etc.)
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| − | * [[Airpaper]] (writing a paper? This is a tool to share it with the other authors)
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| − | * [[DEI_Subversion_Administration]] (this is mainly for faculties)
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| − | * [[AIRWiki:Main]] (information about this specific AIRWiki installation)
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| − | * Are you having problems updating semantic information in the Wiki (i.e. you update it but it is not reflected on the rest of the website)? Check [[SemanticPropagation|this]] link for a possible solution to your problem.
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| | == Useful 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]]. |
| − | ===== Where can I test my robot? =====
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| − | Usually, experiments are done within the space of our labs ([[The_AIRlab_sites|see here]]).
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| − | 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|here is a pdf black-and-white copy (A3 format)]] of it.
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| − | ===== Writing and Reading =====
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| − | * [[Tesi|Howto write a thesis?]] Suggestions to prepare your thesis (only in Italian for now... translators are welcome!).
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| − | * [[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.
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| − | * 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.
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| − | * [[Tips for editors]] of AIRWiki are also collected by this community, just to help to understand some of the hidden beauty of semantic WIKIs.
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| − | ===== ROS (Robot Operating System) =====
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| − | * ROS is a framework for the creation of software for robots, providing many useful tools and modules. We are considering its use with our robots. Go to our [[ROS HOWTO|ROS HOWTO page]] for advice and tutorials.
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| − | ===== Software and programming =====
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| − | * Someone wrote some advice about [[Writing Good Code|writing code]]
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| − | * [http://www.roboticswikibook.org/ Robotics wikibook]: a source of design suggestions for robotics, initiated by the EU project BRICS.
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| − | * Info about [[Mathematica]]
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| − | * How to plot using gnuplot in your C/C++ project [[Gnuplot in cpp]]
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| − | * The ever-growing AIRLab guide about [[Getting Started With PIC(TM) MCU]]
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| − | * Howto on [[VCSBC4018 vision board]]
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| − | ===== Hardware =====
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| − | * Go to [[What's in the AIRLab]] if you are looking for stuff in the lab
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| − | * 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]
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| − | * 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.
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| − | ===== Shops =====
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| − | * 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]].
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| − | ===== Hardware configuration =====
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| − | * Dei Phd-room (T11) printer configuration [[DeiPhdRoomPrinter | instructions]].
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| − | ===== Producing videos and publishing them =====
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| − | * 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]]
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| − | ===== Miscellanea (uncategorized) =====
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| − | * 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].
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| − | * 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.
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| − | * Useful phone numbers, download [[Media:ElencoTelefonico.odt.zip|ODT]] document or [[Media:ElencoTelefonico.pdf|PDF]].
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| − | * 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.
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| − | * [[Recipes]] (yes, REAL recipies of special food) from people at AIRLab
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| − | * Sometimes, some ''geeky fun'' is all you need. [[Humour|Find it here!]]
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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.
Other information about where to test robots, how to write papers, and produce videos and much more are available on the page dedicated to useful resources.
