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Project:
A micro-controlled circuit takes over the servos of a RC car. Several sensors detect the presence of obstacles in the near range. The car maneuvers to keep clear from all obstacles.

Objective:
- Build-up some knowledge about robotics
- Integrate existing components rather than develop them.

Logical architecture:
Project has several layers, each aiming to a higher level of abstraction:
- Level one: The servo control and the sensor reading.
- Level two: The throttle and steering control.
- Level three: The pre-programmed maneuver engine.
- Level four: The pilot.

The pilot takes decisions based on the sensors, and executes maneuvers in sequences.

Technical architecture
- PIC18F as micro-controllers.
- Multithreading is achieved via I2C bus.
- Microchip's XC18 used for the initial coding.

Long term objective:
In the future, a ARD platform may be added, to implement more sophisticated pilot, sensors (camera, image recognition, etc).