Virtual KhepOnTheWeb

in Virtual Reality!

Software requirements:
(free download)

Netscape Navigator 3.0 (or better)

CosmoPlayer

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Presentation

Virtual KhepOnTheWeb will allow you to drive a virtual mobile robot Khepera in a virtual maze environment. The user interface is similar to that of the real KhepOnTheWeb, but everything is simulated on the local host via Java applets communicating with a VRML2 document. Hence, it is fast and it is a good exercice before pratice with the real robot.

Supported plateforms

Since CosmoPlayer plugin for Netscape is currently only available for Windows95, Windows NT and IRIX, Virtual KhepOnTheWeb will run only on these systems.

TroubleShooting

Windows95 and NT: If it doesn't work because the vrml classes are not found (i.e., MFNode, etc.), try to reboot your computer, so that the CLASSPATH is properly updated. If it still doesn't work, you may move the C:\java\classes\vrml\vrml directory into the C:\Program Files\Netscape\Navigator\Program\Java\classes\ directory.

SGI: Switch on the head light by using the popup menu over the VRML scene. Don't forget to set the class path by typing he following command:
> setenv CLASSPATH /usr/CosmoPlayer/classes

Feedback

Feel free to send any comment about Virtual KhepOnTheWeb to Olivier.Michel@di.epfl.ch. Thanks!