Robotics MATLAB Projects

Realtime Control of a Mobile Robot

A real time control application for a mobile robot is implemented based on a MATLAB Simulink block diagram in this project. The robot that is mobile called AmigoBot which has two driven tires and 8 sonar sensors. The block is built for running in the xPC Target which is a time that is real supplied by MATLAB. The control application will get a grip on the robot moving along a wall at a distance that is certain. The track of the wall can be a straight one or a curved one.

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Simulator for Autonomous Mobile Robots

A simulator that is algorithm that is matlab-based of 2D indoor robot navigation has been proposed in this project. It provides an individual that is effortless for constructing robot models and environment that is indoor, including findings that are artistic the algorithms become tested. Further, experimental email address details are proven to exhibit the feasibility and gratification for the proposed simulator.

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Robot-Guided Open-Loop Insertion of Skew-Line Needle Arrangements for High Dose Rate Brachytherapy using MATLAB

We present a study in human-centered automation that has potential to reduce patient side effects from high dose rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT). To efficiently deliver radiation to the prostate while minimizing trauma to sensitive structures such as the penile bulb, we modified the Acubot-RND 7-axis robot to guide insertion of diamond-tip needles into desired skew-line geometric arrangements. We extend and integrate two algorithms: Needle Planning with Integer Programming (NPIP) and Inverse Planning with Integer Programming (IPIP) to compute skew-line needle and dose plans. We performed three physical experiments with anatomically correct phantom models to study performance: two with the robot and one control experiment with an expert human physician (coauthor Hsu) without the robot. All were able to achieve needle arrangements that meet the RTOG-0321 clinical dose objectives with zero trauma to the penile bulb. We analyze systematic and random errors in needle placement; total RMS error for the robot system operating without feedback ranged from 2.6 to 4.3 mm, which is comparable to the RMS error of 2.7 mm obtained in an earlier study for PPI-BT treatment using a robot with 3D ultrasound feedback.

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Pneumatics powered by liquid nitrogen for robotics applications using MATLAB

Despite its potential as a high efficiency power-actuation mechanism, cryogen powered pneumatics system have been one of the least popular choice for robotic engineers due to its non-linearities and other modeling complexities. For this thesis, an ideal model of liquid nitrogen powered pressurized vessel for pneumatic muscle actuator application with minimal complexity has initially been developed. Few control algorithms have been tested to investigate the robustness of the pneumatic force generation in creating stable profiles of output pressure of pressurized vessel. Then finally, a more realistic, low-cost, portable, increased-safety solution, both in terms of physical size and control platform, has been provided to meet the practical needs in the field of advanced robotics.

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Development of Electronics, Software, and Graphical User Control Interface for a Wall-climbing Robotusing MATLAB

The objective for this project is to investigate various electrical and software means of control to support and advance the development of a novel vacuum adhesion system for a wall-climbing robot. The design and implementation of custom electronics and a wirelessly controlled real-time software system used to define and support the functionalities of these electronics is discussed. The testing and evaluation of the overall system performance and the performance of the several different subsystems developed, while working both individually and cooperatively within the system, is also demonstrated.

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Distance Learning in Robotics and Automation by Remote Control of Lego Mobile Robots using MATLAB

This paper presents the Automatic Control Telelab (ACT), a remote laboratory for education in robotics and automation developed in Siena. A special attention is devoted to the new ACT process, a Lego mobile robot, which has been recently added to the telelab. Remote users can control the Lego mobile robot, and all the other processes, using an Internet browser.

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Design, Simulation, and Control of a Hexapod Robot in Simscape Multibody using MATLAB

In this chapter, we present the design, simulation, and control of a hexapod robot using tools available in MATLAB software. In addition, we design and implement a dynamic model (using the Simscape Multibody™ toolbox) as well as a three-dimensional model of the robot, using Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML), that help to visualize the robot’s walking sequence. This three-dimensional model is interconnected with the Simscape Multibody™ blocks using MATLAB’s virtual reality blocks. Apart from this, and following specific requirements, we design and implement a Proportional–Integral–Derivative controller in order to obtain a pre-established displacement for the robot that, thanks to the developed computer simulations, proved to be satisfactory. Special emphasis is put in obtaining a modular representation of the dynamic model of the studied robot because it will permit to design more sophisticated nonlinear controllers in future works, allowing a good dynamic behavior of the robot in front of environmental perturbations, an issue that will become evident through computer simulations of its displacement.

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Controlling a Robot Hand in Simulation and Reality using MATLAB

This master thesis was made at the Institute of Technology Stockholm and is a part of a robot hand project called 10-X with the aim to develop a low-cost robot hand that is light and strong. The project specification is to further improve the ability to control the robot hand in a user friendly way. This has been done by implementing a controller, earlier used and developed at KTH, which is intuitive and easy to customize after the needs in different kinds of grasps. To make the controller easy to use a user interface has been made. Before the implementation of the controller was made on the real hand it was tested and development on a simulation created in MATLAB/simulink with help from a graphic physics engine called GraspIt! The movement of the robot finger is effected of the force from a leaf spring and a tendon that bends the finger. Also the finger is exposed of contact forces and all these components had to be modeled in the simulation to make the finger act properly.

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Distance Learning in Robotics and Automation by Remote Control of Lego Mobile Robots using MATLAB

This paper presents the Automatic Control Telelab (ACT), a remote laboratory for education in robotics and automation developed in Siena. A special attention is devoted to the new ACT process, a Lego mobile robot, which has been recently added to the telelab. Remote users can control the Lego mobile robot, and all the other processes, using an Internet browser. Moreover users can design new controllers by means of the Matlab/Simulink environment.

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Autonomous Agricultural Robot using MATLAB

More than 40 percent of the population in the world chooses agriculture as the primary occupation. In recent years, increased interest has grown for the development of the autonomous vehicles like robots in the agriculture. The existing agricultural robot performs basic elementary functions like harvesting, planting and spreading the pesticides. The Proposed system aims at designing multipurpose autonomous agricultural robotic vehicle which can be controlled through Bluetooth for ploughing, seeding and irrigation systems. This is especially important for the workers in the area of potentially harmful for the safety and health of the workers. These robots are used to reduce human intervention, ensuring proper irrigation and efficient utilization of resources. These robots are mainly useful in automated weed control; usage of fertilizers based on soil condition, soil sensors for drip irrigation in rain feed areas.

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Optimized Endpoint Delivery via Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using MATLAB

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are remotely piloted aircraft with a range of varyingapplications. Though early adoption of UAVs focused on military applications, surveillance, photography, and agricultural applications are presently on the rise. This work aims to ascertain how UAVs may be employed to elicit deceased transportation times, increased power efficiency, and improved safety. Resulting in optimized end point delivery. A combination of tools and techniques, involving a mathematical model, UAV simulations, redundant control systems, and custom designed electrical and mechanical components were used towards reaching the goal of a 10-kilogram maximum payload delivered 10 miles under 30 minutes. Two UAV prototypes were developed, the second of which (V2) showed promising results. Velocities achieved in V2, in combination with a versatile payload connector and proper networking, allowed for 5-10 mile deliveries of goods less than 8-kilograms to be achieved within a metropolis faster than the 30- minute benchmark.

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