• DocumentCode
    2682965
  • Title

    LabRat™: Miniature robot for students, researchers, and hobbyists

  • Author

    Robinette, Paul ; Meuth, Ryan ; Dolan, Ryanne ; Wunsch, Donald

  • Author_Institution
    Rolla Eng. Solutions, LLC, Rolla, MO, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    10-15 Oct. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1007
  • Lastpage
    1012
  • Abstract
    LabRatTM is an autonomous, self-contained mobile robot kit with batteries, motors, two bumper whisker sensors, and three infrared proximity sensors that double as channels for "Rat-to-Rat" communication. The vehicle determines its position with an optical sensor that detects movement in both lateral directions. The LabRatTM design is completely open source, including software examples and libraries. LabRatTM is designed to fit inside the body of a computer mouse and has applications in the classroom, the lab and the home. The device has been successfully used in an undergraduate robotics class.
  • Keywords
    infrared detectors; mobile robots; LabRat; autonomous mobile robot; infrared proximity sensors; miniature robot; rat-to-rat communication; self-contained mobile robot; whisker sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2009. IROS 2009. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    St. Louis, MO
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3803-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3804-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IROS.2009.5354322
  • Filename
    5354322
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2682965