Advances in Robot Navigation

Robot navigation includes different interrelated activities such as perception - obtaining and interpreting sensory information; exploration - the strategy that guides the robot to select the next direction to go; mapping - the construction of a spatial representation by using the sensory information perceived; localization - the strategy to estimate the robot position within the spatial map; path planning - the strategy to find a path towards a goal location being optimal or not; and path execution, where motor actions are determined and adapted to environmental changes. This book integrates results from the research work of authors all over the world, addressing the abovementioned activities and analyzing the critical implications of dealing with dynamic environments. Different solutions providing adaptive navigation are taken from nature inspiration, and diverse applications are described in the context of an important field of study: social robotics.

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Fuzzy Controllers- Recent Advances in Theory and Applications

Fuzzy control theory is an emerging area of research. At the core of many engineering problems is the problem of control of different systems. These systems range all the way from classical inverted pendulum to auto-focusing system of a digital camera. Fuzzy control systems have demonstrated their enhanced performance in all these areas. Progress in this domain is very fast and there was critical need of a book that captures all the recent advances both in theory and in applications. Serving this purpose, this book is conceived. This book will provide you a very clear picture of current status of fuzzy control research. This book is intended for researchers, engineers, and postgraduate students specializing in fuzzy systems, control engineering, and robotics

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Recent Advances in Mobile Robotics

Mobile robots are the focus of a great deal of current research in robotics. Mobile robotics is a young, multidisciplinary field involving knowledge from many areas, including electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering, computer, cognitive and social sciences. Being engaged in the design of automated systems, it lies at the intersection of artificial intelligence, computational vision, and robotics. Thanks to the numerous researchers sharing their goals, visions and results within the community, mobile robotics is becoming a very rich and stimulating area. The book Recent Advances in Mobile Robotics addresses the topic by integrating contributions from many researchers around the globe. It emphasizes the computational methods of programming mobile robots, rather than the methods of constructing the hardware. Its content reflects different complementary aspects of theory and practice, which have recently taken place. We believe that it will serve as a valuable handbook to those who work in research and development of mobile robots.

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Make an Arduino-Controlled Robot: Autonomous and Remote-Controlled Bots on Wheels

Book Description
Building robots that sense and interact with their environment used to be tricky. Now, Arduino makes it easy. With this book and an Arduino microcontroller and software creation environment, you’ll learn how to build and program a robot that can roam around, sense its environment, and perform a wide variety of tasks. All you to get started with the fun projects is a little programming experience and a keen interest in electronics.

Make a robot that obeys your every command—or runs on its own.

Maybe you’re a teacher who wants to show students how to build devices that can move, sense, respond, and interact with the physical world. Or perhaps you’re a hobbyist looking for a robot companion to make your world a little more futuristic. With Make an Arduino Controlled Robot, you’ll learn how to build and customize smart robots on wheels.

You will:
1-Explore robotics concepts like movement, obstacle detection, sensors, and remote control
2-Use Arduino to build two- and four-wheeled robots
3-Put your robot in motion with motor shields, servos, and DC motors
4-Work with distance sensors, infrared reflectance sensors, and remote control receivers
5-Understand how to program your robot to take on all kinds of real-world physical challenges

Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Robot Building
Chapter 2 Building the Electronics
Chapter 3 Building the Two-Wheeled Mobile Platform
Chapter 4 Building the Four-Wheeled Mobile Platform
Chapter 5 Tutorial: Getting Started with Arduino
Chapter 6 Testing the Robot's Basic Functions
Chapter 7 Controlling Speed and Direction
Chapter 8 Tutorial: Introduction to Sensors
Chapter 9 Modifying the Robot to React to Edges and Lines
Chapter 10 Autonomous Movement
Chapter 11 Remote Control

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Robot Development Using Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio

Book Description
The Microsoft® Robotics Developer Studio (MSRDS) and LEGO® robots together offer a flexible platform for creating robotic systems. Designed for novices with basic programming skills, Robot Development Using Microsoft® Robotics Developer Studio provides clear instructions on developing and operating robots. It includes an extensive array of examples, with corresponding step-by-step tutorials and explanations.

The first several chapters of the book introduce the development environment of MSRDS, including concurrency and coordination runtime (CCR), decentralized software services (DSS), visual simulation environment (VSE), and the Microsoft Visual Programming Language (MVPL). The text then covers the inputs and outputs to the robot and control logic and describes how MSRDS can be used to control a LEGO robot’s hearing and vision. It also presents a real-life example involving a sumo robot contest. The final chapter provides information on related academic courses, websites, and books.

The top-down approach used in this text helps readers think of a robot as a system rather than an assemblage of parts. Readers gain an understanding of methods for integration, design trade-offs, and teamwork—all essential skills for building robots. The MSRDS codes for all examples are available at http://msrds.caece.net/

Table of Contents
Challenges and Solutions in Robotics
Microsoft Robotics Development Platform
Microsoft Visual Programming Language (MVPL)
Visual Simulation Environment
Robot I/O Unit
Robot Motion Behavior
Controlling the Robot through Sounds
Robot Vision
A Real Application—Sumo Robot Contest
Related Learning Resources
Index

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Robotic Systems - Applications, Control and Programming

This book brings together some of the latest research in robot applications, control, modeling, sensors and algorithms. Consisting of three main sections, the first section of the book has a focus on robotic surgery, rehabilitation, self-assembly, while the second section offers an insight into the area of control with discussions on exoskeleton control and robot learning among others. The third section is on vision and ultrasonic sensors which is followed by a series of chapters which include a focus on the programming of intelligent service robots and systems adaptations

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Advances in Robotics, Automation and Control

 

The book presents an excellent overview of the recent developments in the different areas of Robotics, Automation and Control. Through its 24 chapters, this book presents topics related to control and robot design; it also introduces new mathematical tools and techniques devoted to improve the system modeling and control. An important point is the use of rational agents and heuristic techniques to cope with the computational complexity required for controlling complex systems. Through this book, we also find navigation and vision algorithms, automatic handwritten comprehension and speech recognition systems that will be included in the next generation of productive systems developed by man

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Robot arms have been developing

Robot arms

Robot arms have been developing since 1960's, and those are widely used in industrial factories such as welding, painting, assembly, transportation, etc. Nowadays, the robot arms are indispensable for automation of factories. Moreover, applications of the robot arms are not limited to the industrial factory but expanded to living space or outer space. The robot arm is an integrated technology, and its technological elements are actuators, sensors, mechanism, control and system, etc

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robotisation mode d emploi

robotisation mode d'emploi

La robotique c’est pour les grandes séries…
Dans l’automobile par exemple
FAUX ! Depuis sa création dans les années 1970, la robotique a beaucoup
progressé, un robot se met en œuvre simplement, se reconfigure au gré des
changements de production.
Les robots sont chers…
Donc inaccessibles aux PME
FAUX ! les robots ont vu leur prix divisé par trois dans les quinze dernières
années. Une cellule robotisée qui coûtait plus de 150 000 €à l’époque ne
vaut plus qu’environ 40 à 50 000 €…
Les robots tuent l’emploi, or je veux la paix sociale dans
mon entreprise !
FAUX ! Les robots permettent l’amélioration de la productivité et de la compé-titivité des PME, donc de maintenir les emplois. Ils ont par ailleurs la vertu de
prendre en charge les tâches les plus pénibles et de laisser les employés se
concentrer sur d’autres, plus valorisantes.
Ces arguments sont trop souvent entendus et nuisent à l’utilisation de la
robotique dans les PME malgré les nombreux avantages qu’elle procure.
Alors vous, TPE ou PME qui n’avez encore jamais introduit de robots dans
votre entreprise, ou vous qui avez tenté cette expérience sans vous entourer
des précautions indispensables, ce guide est fait pour vous !
Il a été conçu et écrit par le Groupe Robotique du Symop pour soutenir son
projet Robotcaliser (Robotiser pour ne pas délocaliser).

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Pic robitics

Pic robitics

The robotic projects outlined in this book make extensive use of the PIC series
of microcontroller from Microchip Technology Inc. In addition to its ability to
run programs, the microcontroller has input and output lines (pins) that are
used to control motor drive systems, read sensors, and communicate. We
demand a lot from our microcontroller(s), so it’s important to have a good idea
of what a microcontroller is right from the start.

What Is a Microcontroller?

A microcontroller is essentially an inexpensive single­chip computer. Single
chip means the entire computer system lies within the confines of a sliver of
silicon encapsulated inside the plastic housing of an integrated circuit. The
microcontroller has features similar to those of a standard personal computer.
The microcontroller contains a CPU (central processing unit), RAM (random
access memory), ROM (read­only memory), I/O (input/output) lines, serial and
parallel ports, timers, and sometimes other built­in peripherals such as ana­
log­to­digital (A/D) and digital­to­analog (D/A) converters. The key feature,
however, is the microcontroller’s capability of uploading, storing, and running
a program.

Why Use a Microcontroller?

Being inexpensive single­chip computers, microcontrollers are easy to embed
into larger electronic circuit designs. Their ability to store and run unique pro­
grams makes them extremely versatile. For instance, one can program a
microcontroller to make decisions and perform functions based on situations
(I/O line logic) and events. The math and logic functions allow the microcon­
troller to mimic sophisticated logic and electronic circuits

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