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between robots. Bluetooth synchronization between
leader and follower robots may be necessary in order
to accomplish any continuous coordinated movements,
our work shows that the NXT-G software cannot
accomplish this task. Future research using any other
third party firmware and/or programming languages
such as Java or RobotC may yield more reliable
results.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
RET (Research Experiences for Teachers) Site on
Sensor Networks, Electrical Engineering Department, and
Institute of Applied Sciences, UNT, Denton, Texas. This
material is based upon work supported by the National
Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. 1132585 and
the IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS) Outreach Fund.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or
recommendations expressed in this material are those of the
author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF
or the IEEE.
Dr. Miguel Acevedo and Dr. Rudi Thompson of the
University of North Texas for their support and opportunity
to work with them this summer.
Dr. Kamesh Namuduri and Omar Costilla Reyes for your
guidance and knowledge throughout our learning process.
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