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In this article a summary of the embedded software design is presented.This software is used to solve the following problems:

Corridor challenge: The robot should drive through a corridor and take the first exit.
Maze challenge: The robot should drive through a maze and find the exit.

	Function	Description
Low-level	initialize	Initialize actuators
	readSensors	Read the odometer and laser data
	turnLeft	Turn 90° left
	turnRight	Turn 90° right
	turnAround	Turn 180°
	stopMovement	Stop omniwheels
	driveForward	Accelerate or decelerate
	driveBackward	Drive backward
	driveLeft	Move left
	driveRight	Move right
	ringBell	Ring the bell of the door.
Mid-level	detectWall	Detect a wall (~30cm)
	detectCorner	Detect a corner (crossing of two walls)
	detectDeadEnd	Detect a dead end
	detectFinish	Detect the finish line
	detectOpenSpace	Detect an open space
	detectOpenWorld	Detect if in the open world (like the maxe exit)
	detectTJunction	Detect a T-junction (where three corridors meet)
	detectCrossing	Detect a crossing (where the four corridors meet)
	shutDown	Terminate robot, if required
	checkDoor	Send a signal and wait x seconds
	chooseCorridor	Choose which corridor to take
High-level	stayBetweenWalls	Stay in the center of two walls
	createMap	Build map of surroundings
	trackPath	track the path through the map
	detectLoop	Detect a loop in the maze
	detectStack	Detect if stuck
	optimalDecision	Decide next move based on given algorithm

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 === Overview===
 In this article a summary of the embedded software design is presented.This software is used to solve the following problems:
-# Corridor challenge: The robot should drive through a corridor and take the �first exit.
+# Corridor challenge: The robot should drive through a corridor and take the first exit.
-# Maze challenge: The robot should drive through a maze and �find the exit.
+# Maze challenge: The robot should drive through a maze and find the exit.
 === Requirements ===