Linesim

Line simulation made with pygame for testing a robot's pathfinding abilities.

Intended for testing pathfinding code for Purdue's ENGR 161 Project 3.

Features

• Multiple line sensor support
• Default track with curves, broken lines, and multiple paths.

Installation

Linesim is available on PyPI.

pip install linesim

Note: If you are having difficulty installing pygame 2.1.2 and you are using Python 3.11, first run pip install pygame==2.1.3-dev8 before installing.

Usage

First, import the LineSimulation class.

from linesim import LineSimulation

Initialize the simulation and run sim.add_sensor(offset) for each sensor to initialize, with positive x values as horizontal offset and positive y vales as vertical offset from the center of the robot.

Note: pygame defines the positive y direction as downwards.

sim = LineSimulation()
robot = sim.robot
sensors = [
    sim.add_sensor((20, 10)),
    sim.add_sensor((20, -10)),
    sim.add_sensor((0, 0))
]

Now, create your loop. Use sim.running to check if the simulation is still running, and run sim.update() to update the game after every movement.

while sim.running:
    if sensors[0].read_line():
        robot.rotate(4)  # Turn right
    elif sensors[1].read_line():
        robot.rotate(-4)  # Turn left
    else:
        robot.move(4)  # Go straight

    sim.update()