3 research outputs found
Hardware-in-the-loop simulation approach for the robot at factory lite competition proposal
Mobile robotic applications are increasing in several
areas not only in industries but also service robots. The Industry
4.0 promoted even more the digitalization of factories that opened
space for smart-factories implementation. Robotic competitions
are a key to improve research and to motivate learning. This
paper addresses a new competition proposal, the Robot@Factory
Lite, in the scope of the Portuguese Robotics Open. Beyond the
competition, a reference robot with all its components is proposed
and a simulation environment is also provided. To minimize
the gap between the simulation and the real implementation,
an Hardware-in-the-loop technique is proposed that allows to
control the simulation with a real Arduino board. Results show
the same code, and hardware, can control both simulation model
and real robot.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Open hardware and software robotics competition for additional engagement in ECE students - the Robot@Factory lite case study
Throughout this paper, a competition created to enable an inter-connection between the academic and industrial paradigms is presented, using Open Hardware and Software. This competition is called Robot at Factory Lite and serves as a case study as an additional enrollment for students to apply knowledge in the fields of programming, perception, motion planning, task planning, autonomous robotic, among others.This work is financed by National Funds through the Portuguese funding agency, FCT- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, with in project UIDB/50014/2020info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Robot@factory lite: an educational approach for the competition with simulated and real environment
Teaching based on challenges and competitions is one of the
most exciting and promising methods for students. In this paper, a competition
of the Portuguese Robotics Open is addressed and a solution
is proposed. The Robot@Factory Lite is a new challenge and accepts
participants from secondary schools (Rookie) and universities. The concepts
of simulation, hardware-in-the-loop and timed finite state machine
are presented and validated in the real robot prototype. The aim of this
paper is to disseminate the developed solution in order to attract more
students to STEM educational program.This work is financed by the ERDF - European Regional
Development Fund through the Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalisation-
COMPETE 2020 Programme within project (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-
006961), and by National Funds through the FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a
Tecnologia (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology) as part of project
UID /EEA/50014/2013.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio