PRIM an Open Mobile Robot Platform. Motivation, Present and Future Trends

This paper is focused on the robot mobile platform PRIM (platform robot information multimedia). This robot has been made in order to cover two main needs of our group, on one hand the need for a full open mobile robotic platform that is very useful in fulfilling the teaching and research activity o...

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Published in2006 IEEE-TTTC International Conference on Automation, Quality, Testing and Robotics : proceedings
Main Authors Pacheco Valls, Lluís, Batlle i Grabulosa, Joan, Cufí Solé, Xavier, Arbusé i Font, Roger
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.06.2010
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Educational technology
Ensenyament assistit per ordinador
Mobile robots
Multimedia systems
Robots mòbils
Sistemes multimèdia
Tecnologia educativa
Web-based instruction
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Summary:This paper is focused on the robot mobile platform PRIM (platform robot information multimedia). This robot has been made in order to cover two main needs of our group, on one hand the need for a full open mobile robotic platform that is very useful in fulfilling the teaching and research activity of our school community, and on the other hand with the idea of introducing an ethical product which would be useful as mobile multimedia information point as a service tool. This paper introduces exactly how the system is made up and explains just what the philosophy is behind this work. The navigation strategies and sensor fusion, where machine vision system is the most important one, are oriented towards goal achievement and are the key to the behaviour of the robot
ISBN:142440360X
9781424403608