The goal: An autonomous foosball (table soccer) robot! A human player is to be replaced by a robot. First, the mechanics and electronics must be designed so that the machine has the same capabilities as a human. In the next step, the program controlling the robot will then be optimized until the human can be beaten. To achieve this, a camera monitors the gameplay and tracks the players and the ball in real-time.
Imagine a game of foosball where the human opponent is replaced by a robot that can predict you. It’s about creating a machine that not only mimics the human ability to control the foosball players...
After some testing, the current player control system has revealed many problems. On the one hand, the shot speed was too low for me, and on the other hand, the linear drive stuttered too much. At...
After the linear movement is now working without any problems, I am currently working on the rotational movement. The challenges are a corresponding responsiveness, as well as a fast movement to...
As it turned out, there was an even bigger problem with the control, as mentioned in the last post. With some movements, the reference point was lost. In other words, the controller no longer knew...
In order to rotate a mannequin or move it linearly to the left and right, a complex interaction between a motor, the rotary encoder and a servo motor is required. The whole thing is to be monitored...
Although the camera is attached by two tubes, as described in the previous post, vibrations can still shift the field of view. However, this is fatal for the evaluation, as the exact position of the...
The camera fulfills an important task in this project. Only through it can the algorithm on the computer know the position of the players and how the ball is currently rolling. In addition to the...
If you think carefully about what a person does while playing foosball, it becomes clear why such a project is so complex. Processing the current game situation, considering the next actions and then...
In order for the system to know exactly where the individual players are and how the ball is rolling at all times, there is a camera above the foosball table that can detect even fast balls with a...
The goal: An autonomous foosball table robot! A human player was replaced by a robot. The first thing to do was to design the mechanics and electronics so that the machine has the same capabilities as...