Making “Will·E” More User-Friendly: A Journey Angela Wang 13’ Bei Li 13’ Prof. Audrey St John Dr. Dan Barry Dr. William Kennedy Angela Wang 13’ Bei Li 13’ Prof. Audrey St John Dr. Dan Barry Dr. William Kennedy
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston
Localization Where am I???
Our Solution There you are!
Map Changing ???
12 Minutes vs 3 seconds User-Friendliness!!!
Communication Structure Linux System Wheelchair Server MobileEyes Sensors & Motors...
Adding New Feature Linux System MobileEyes Sensors & Motors... Our Script Wheelchair Server
Why Perl? Lightweight Intuitive Flexible Lightweight Intuitive Flexible
Our Script Linux System... Our Script Wheelchair Server SSH Telnet
Sample Code ?= Martian
Finding the Goal: Confusion & Communication
Gaining Confidence
Got Blamed
So This Is How We Did It... You Can Do It Too!!!