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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Robot Controller"”.
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Brachiating power line inspection robot: controller design and implementation
… provide an opportunity for autonomous inspection robots. The Brachiating Power Line Inspection Robot (BPLIR) with wheels [73] is a transmission line inspection robot. The BPLIR is the focus of this research and this dissertation tackles the problem of state estimation, adaptive trajectory …
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An improved reliability assessment of a modular robot controller
Modular industrial robot systems are well suited for high performance-accuracy, repeatability and speed, or shorter cycle times. Additionally, modular architecture supports flexibility. Modular robot systems are easily adaptable to a wide range of customer applications. A third characteristic of …
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Development of an automated robotic deburring workcell
… deals with the development of an automated robotic deburring workcell for refurbished components with intricate geometry. Deburring of a refurbished workpiece involves establishing the location of the workpiece, establishing its geometry using surface digitizing and mathematical splining …
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Phone virtual environment for RC assistive robot
Robotic systems nowadays are all around us and interact in many aspects such as homeowners use robotic vacuums in their homes. However, a push needed to make these systems more and more interactive with humans. The complexity of the robot controller might be one of the boundaries between the robot …
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Development and Characterization of an Interprocess Communications Interface and Controller for Bipedal Robots
As robotic systems grow in complexity, they inevitably undergo a process of specialization whereby they separate into an array of interconnected subsystems and individual processes. In order to function as a unified system, these processes rely heavily on interprocess communications (IPC) to …
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Smartphone-based robot control for localisation
This project developed to use smartphone as a robot controller since it’s more powerful and equipped with several sensors that are useful for robots. The project uses Android application as well as Arduino microcontroller to locate and control the robot via DTMF tone from distance. Magnetometer and …
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Optimizing robot trajectories using reinforcement learning
… problem has received considerable attention in robotics recently. Mature techniques now allow practitioners to reliably and consistently generate 2-D and 3-D maps of objects, office buildings, city blocks and metropolitan areas with a comparatively small number of errors. Nevertheless, the ease …
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Stability and robustness analysis tools for marine robot localization and mapping applications
… to explore the fundamental stability issues of a robotic vehicle carrying out localization, mapping, and feedback control in a perturbation-filled environment. Motivated by the application of an ocean vehicle performing an autonomous ship hull inspection, a planar vehicle model performs …
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Accuracy Improvement in Robotic Milling Through Data-Driven Modelling and Control
… of freedom (6-dof) articulated arm industrial robots are promising candidates for aerospace machining operations such as milling due to their low-cost and large workspace compared to Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine tools. However, the instantaneous position accuracy of industrial …
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Generative Discovery via Reinforcement Learning
… (e.g., new compounds, streamlining the robot controller design, etc.). Reinforcement learning (RL) is well-suited for discovery tasks because it enables machines to learn through trial and error. My work overcomes the following major limitation of today’s RL algorithms and thereby …
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Data fusion of images and 3D range data
A robot is a machine that embodies decades of research and development. Born as a simple mechanical devices, these machines evolved together with our technology and knowledge, reaching levels of automation never imagined before. The modern dream is represented by the cooperative robotics, where the …