Title :
“Feel like a Cyborg II”: Demonstrative system of robot function
Author :
Vera, Francisco Javier ; Mendoza, Julio Pastor ; Domeque, Esther Samper
Author_Institution :
Electron. Dept., Univ. de Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Spain
Abstract :
This document presents a monitoring and remote control system for mobile robotics platforms, with the possibility of communication via RS232 or a wireless Bluetooth connection. Three accessible and user friendly GUIs (graphical user interfaces) have been designed so that any person can interact, remotely and in real time, with the different types of mobile robots that can be controlled. For this purpose, a USB steering wheel with pedals for acceleration and breaking which can be used for complete control of the mobility parameters of the robot is made available to the user. For the development of the software, the JAVA programming language has been used, primarily for its multiplatform compatibility. This system is a tool to bring the world of robotics closer to people with varied levels of understanding, that allows for the simple explanation of the different elements that make up a robot as well as its function and its interaction with the environment. The system can also be used as a didactic tool in laboratory courses that study Embedded Systems, Java and Basic Robotics.
Keywords :
Bluetooth; Java; acceleration control; braking; computer aided instruction; control engineering computing; control engineering education; graphical user interfaces; human-robot interaction; mobile robots; peripheral interfaces; robot programming; telerobotics; JAVA programming language; RS232; USB steering wheel; acceleration; basic robotics; breaking; communication; demonstrative system; didactic tool; embedded systems; graphical user interface; laboratory course; mobile robotics platform; mobility parameter control; monitoring system; multiplatform compatibility; pedal; real time remote interaction; remote control system; robot function; software development; user friendly GUI design; wireless Bluetooth connection; Bluetooth; Mobile robots; Monitoring; Robot sensing systems; Software; ARCOS; Bluetooth; J2SE; Netbeans; RS232; java; monitoring; remote control; robotics;
Conference_Titel :
Technologies Applied to Electronics Teaching (TAEE), 2012
Conference_Location :
Vigo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2485-4
DOI :
10.1109/TAEE.2012.6235430