The did it! Anton, Graham, Mark and Marko got a first version of the waypoint following algorithm
implemented on the setup. Now extending the view of the camera, so the
robots don't have to be nudged gently into it's view!
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Ready to expand!
This Monday the long awaited USB to Serial adapters arrived. This means that all crickets can finally be connected to the the computer. This should make the localization software more precise!
Now it is just a matter of installing them on the desktop pc and all the net-books. Luckily this is not much work!
Now it is just a matter of installing them on the desktop pc and all the net-books. Luckily this is not much work!
Monday, August 29, 2011
Exciting new assignment for the Bachelor research project!
This assignment is available for Bachelor students of Mechanical Engineering at 3mE, TU Delft. Course code: WBTP303, BSc research project (2011-2012 Q1)
In the field of robotics, small relatively inexpensive mobile robots are becoming more and more common. This is a result of the technological advances and development in relatively inexpensive communication, computation and sensing devices. These small robots, can be used in a variety of applications, ranging from search and rescue to surveillance. Although the objective differs from application to application, in general the underlying assumption is that the robots are capable of moving towards points of interest autonomously. Therefore reliable and computationally cheap algorithms have to be implemented and tested to make this assumed capability a reality.
The aim of the project is to develop such a reliable and computationally cheap algorithm that ensures that a mobile robot (or multiple of them) arrives at desired given locations (way-points) with the right orientation. The algorithm(s) have to be implemented and demonstrated on the real test-bed experiment in the Distributed Robotics Lab at DCSC, where six iRobot Create platforms are available.
Once such algorithm is tested and has shown its reliability, free space is given to creativity to design coordinated way-point following methods with all the available mobile robots. So: Let your mind run free and come up with an exciting way to demonstrate your algorithm!
In short, will you join us, and further the research in this exiting area?
There are some demands and requirements for this project. These are:
In the field of robotics, small relatively inexpensive mobile robots are becoming more and more common. This is a result of the technological advances and development in relatively inexpensive communication, computation and sensing devices. These small robots, can be used in a variety of applications, ranging from search and rescue to surveillance. Although the objective differs from application to application, in general the underlying assumption is that the robots are capable of moving towards points of interest autonomously. Therefore reliable and computationally cheap algorithms have to be implemented and tested to make this assumed capability a reality.
The aim of the project is to develop such a reliable and computationally cheap algorithm that ensures that a mobile robot (or multiple of them) arrives at desired given locations (way-points) with the right orientation. The algorithm(s) have to be implemented and demonstrated on the real test-bed experiment in the Distributed Robotics Lab at DCSC, where six iRobot Create platforms are available.
Once such algorithm is tested and has shown its reliability, free space is given to creativity to design coordinated way-point following methods with all the available mobile robots. So: Let your mind run free and come up with an exciting way to demonstrate your algorithm!
In short, will you join us, and further the research in this exiting area?
There are some demands and requirements for this project. These are:
- Select and develop a suitable algorithm for way-point following.
- Design and implement a Matlab interface that uses the information supplied from the available camera system to drive the mobile robot to the desired location.
- Test and demonstrate the system.
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