Driver Assist for Target Approach Distance Using Sharp IR Distance Sensor

[robertlucyshyn]

Issue #15 mentioned that the club has an Sharp IR Distance Sensor. Such a sensor could be useful in creating an autonomous mode that allows the robot to get (very) close to a hatch or cargo target. It can complement the autonomous mode using the vision system (Issue #25) and may actually be more accurate in the final portion when the robot is getting close to the target. This issue is to investigate the feasibility of such functionality, developing the prototype code, conducting tests on the prototype (initially using the small RoboRio wheeled robot if available), and if the initial tests are successful, integrating the prototype code in the actual robot code. Steve from Design and Fab has been advised about the need to have the Sharp IR Distance Sensor on the robot. This needs to be followed up when the final decision about the robot mechanical design is made.