1.1 Prerequisites
To successfully operate the QBot 2, the prerequisites are:
1. To be familiar with the components of the QBot 2.
2. To have QUARC
r
version 2.5 or later installed and properly licensed.
3. The MathWorks
r
Computer Vision System toolbox: http://www.mathworks.com/products/computer-vision/
4. Microsoft Kinect SDK v1.8 installed: http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=40278
5. Microsoft Kinect for Windows Developer Toolkit v1.8 installed:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=40276
6. To be familiar with using QUARC
r
control and monitor the vehicle in real-time, and in designing a controller
through Simulink
r
. See Reference [2] for more details.
1.2 References
[1] Gumstix: http://gumstix.com/
[2] QUARC User Manual (type doc quarc in Matlab to access)
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