Started working on implementing the distance sensor code

.idea/A.K.03.iml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.venv" />
     </content>
-    <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="Python 3.13 (A.K.03)" jdkType="Python SDK" />
+    <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="Python 3.11 (A.K.03)" jdkType="Python SDK" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
   </component>
   <component name="PyDocumentationSettings">

.idea/misc.xml

@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
   <component name="Black">
     <option name="sdkName" value="Python 3.13 (A.K.03)" />
   </component>
-  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.13 (A.K.03)" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.11 (A.K.03)" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
 </project>

student_code/distance_sensor.py

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import time
+
+def read_distance_sensor(status, recording_duration):
+
+    # Record data for a specified duration (e.g., 10 seconds)
+    start_time = time.time()
+
+    while time.time() - start_time < recording_duration:
+
+        status = status.decode('utf-8')
+        lines = status.splitlines()
+
+        # Initialize variables to hold distance values
+        dist_L = None
+        dist_R = None
+
+        # Initialize a list to store recorded data
+        data = []
+
+        # Iterate over each line to find distance data
+        for line in lines:
+            if "Dist." in line:
+                words = line.split()
+                # Extract distance values based on their positions
+
+                # Assign dist_L and dist_R accordingly
+                dist_L = words[3]
+                dist_R = words[5]
+                break  # Exit the loop after finding the distances
+
+        current_time = time.time() - start_time
+        data.append([current_time, dist_L, dist_R])
+
+    return data

student_code/kitt_main.py

@@ -40,19 +40,18 @@ class KITT:
         # Use the format 'M<speed>\n'
         self.send_command(f"M{speed}\n".encode())
 
-
     def set_angle(self, angle):
         # Send the steering angle command using send_command
         # Use the format 'D<angle>\n'
         self.send_command(f"D{angle}\n".encode())
 
-
     def stop(self):
         # Stop the car by setting speed and angle to neutral (150)
         # Call set_speed and set_angle with 150
         self.set_speed(150)
         self.set_angle(150)
 
+
     def start_beacon(self):
         # Send commands to start the beacon
         # Use the command 'A1\n'
@@ -63,6 +62,12 @@ class KITT:
         # Use the command 'A0\n'
         self.send_command(b"A0\n")
 
+    def get_distance_report(self):
+        self.send_command(b"Sd\n")
+        #self.serial.read_until(b'\x04').decode('utf-8')
+        return self.serial.read_until(b'\x04').decode('utf-8')
+
+
     def close(self):
         # Close the serial connection
         # self.serial.close()