Title :
Motion simulation of a modular robotic system
Author :
Kurokawa, Haruhisa ; Tomita, Kohji ; Yoshida, Eiichi ; Murata, Satoshi ; Kokaji, Shigeru
Author_Institution :
Mech. Eng. Lab., Agency of Ind. Sci. & Technol., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
We present a novel modular robotic system that has the capability of both reconfiguration and robotic motion. A simulator has been developed to graphically design the system configuration, the reconfiguration process and motion of a cluster of the modules. Examples of the processes programmed by a human operator and generated automatically are presented
Keywords :
control system CAD; motion control; robot kinematics; simulation; solid modelling; CAD; autonomous reconfiguration; homogeneous system; interactive simulation; kinematics; modular robotic system; motion control; reconfigurable robotic systems; Humans; Joining processes; Laboratories; Lattices; Mechanical engineering; Mechanical systems; Prototypes; Robot motion; Robotics and automation; Servomotors;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics Society, 2000. IECON 2000. 26th Annual Confjerence of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Nagoya
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6456-2
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2000.972385
