Autonomous Parking

Introduction

During this activity, students practice their mBot programming skills by guiding mBot through two parking scenarios: parallel parking and angled parking.

NOTE In this activity, students are presented with a set of scenarios to engage their creativity and challenge their coding skills; step-by-step directions are not included as the activity is intended for students who are familiar with programming mBot using the mBlock Blockly app.

Objectives

• Practice writing code for mBot to complete a task (autonomous parking).
• Apply an understanding of the Ultrasonic Sensor to mimic the actions of real-world autonomous vehicles.
• Troubleshoot coding issues when problems arise.

Sensors and Equipment

This experiment features the following Vernier sensors and equipment.

Option 1

Option 2

Additional Requirements

You may also need an interface and software for data collection. What do I need for data collection?