{"title":"Kinematics and multi-body dynamics of a bio-inspired quadruped robot with nine linked closed chain legs","authors":"Mayuresh Sadashiv Maradkar, P. V. Manivannan","doi":"10.1109/RCTFC.2016.7893399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RCTFC.2016.7893399","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with the procedure of the analyzing the nine linked closed chain leg mechanism. Each leg is provided with two degrees of freedom, one at the crank of mechanism at the hip joint and other by the adjustable lower link length mechanism. Satisfying the constraints imposed on the robot velocity, ground height of the body, leg stroke length, body dimensions; the support polygon is built and path of foot of the leg in swing phase is obtained. Based on the path followed by the robot, inverse kinematics of each leg is carried from which the angular velocity of the crank and the linear velocity of the leg extension are obtained with respect to time. This inverse kinematics data is further fed to the dynamic simulator to obtain the torque required at the crank, force required for lower link extension and forces exerted on each joint. The dynamic results obtained are used for the finite element analysis (FEA) of the robot components.","PeriodicalId":147181,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Conference on Robotics: Current Trends and Future Challenges (RCTFC)","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128235131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modeling and simulation of spider robot with an eccentric cylindrical cam mechanism","authors":"R. Thennarasu, K. Thiruppathi, S. Raghuraman","doi":"10.1109/RCTFC.2016.7893403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RCTFC.2016.7893403","url":null,"abstract":"Spider robot is an eight legged mechanical vehicle that walks in space. Three or more legs of spider robot can be used for making the robot statically stable. The rest of the legs can be used to reach a new position or to operate a payload. The robot may move even if one or two legs become disabled. The objective of this paper is to model and simulate eight legged walking spider robot. This robot uses an eccentric cylindrical cam mechanism. The specialty of this mechanism is that it uses only two actuators to make the robot walk and even turn. Pro ENGINEER software is used for modeling of the spider robot and ADAMS software is used for simulation of the mechanism.","PeriodicalId":147181,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Conference on Robotics: Current Trends and Future Challenges (RCTFC)","volume":"439 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123616507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jobin Varghese, Akhil V.M., P. K. Rajendrakumar, K. S. Sivanandan
{"title":"Determination of optimum energy level trajectory during swing phase for exoskeleton knee joint","authors":"Jobin Varghese, Akhil V.M., P. K. Rajendrakumar, K. S. Sivanandan","doi":"10.1109/RCTFC.2016.7893416","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RCTFC.2016.7893416","url":null,"abstract":"Least energy path identification is one of the most challenging part in a exoskeleton design. Least energy trajectory for swing phase is determined by varying knee and hip angles and energy required at knee joint is computed for this trajectory. Video analysis of knee and hip joints is made to compute the energy consumed at knee joint. Simulated results are compared with the video analysis results and show a good agreement. In future these results will be extended to use for stance phase and heel strike.","PeriodicalId":147181,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Conference on Robotics: Current Trends and Future Challenges (RCTFC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130026056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. S. Reddy, Sharath Patlolla, Anita Agrawal, K. Anupama
{"title":"SQ-BOT - a modular robot prototype for self-reconfiguring structures","authors":"C. S. Reddy, Sharath Patlolla, Anita Agrawal, K. Anupama","doi":"10.1109/RCTFC.2016.7893408","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RCTFC.2016.7893408","url":null,"abstract":"The modular robotics offers various advantages in relative to traditional robotic solutions for real world scenarios due to application specific nature and limited flexibilities of later. The low cost robust capabilities of the modular systems inspired researchers of swarm robotics, automation etc. to research modular robotics for developing affordable and capable systems to various applications in surveillance, disaster management etc. The research work in modular robotics so far is limited to laboratory prototyping and the development is yet to take complete form for real world applications. In this paper, a design of modular unit named “SQ-BOT” suitable for practical applications is proposed along with model simulations and hardware experiments.","PeriodicalId":147181,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Conference on Robotics: Current Trends and Future Challenges (RCTFC)","volume":"75 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133298192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Map spread factor based confidence weighted average technique for adaptive SLAM with unknown sensor model and noise covariance","authors":"S. R. Kumar, K. Ramkumar, S. Srinivasan","doi":"10.1109/RCTFC.2016.7893405","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RCTFC.2016.7893405","url":null,"abstract":"This investigation presents an adaptive simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) system using sensor fusion based on confidence weighted average technique. The confidence weights for the sensor data are adapted based on instantaneous sensor accuracy evaluated during robot navigation. To this extent, a performance metric called the map spread factor is formulated which is based on the mismatch between the past and present map retranslated using sensor measurements on robot location. As this metric evaluates the sensor performance without any prior knowledge of its characteristics based on the maps acquired from the scanner the method is independent of the type of sensor employed. Our experiments demonstrate the accuracy of the proposed approach over traditional extended Kalman filter based SLAM.","PeriodicalId":147181,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Conference on Robotics: Current Trends and Future Challenges (RCTFC)","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121921453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abhishek Sharma, R. K. Patel, Vikas Thapa, Beena Gairola, B. Pandey, Barre Alex Epenetus, S. Choudhury, A. Mondal
{"title":"Investigation on optimized relative localization of a mobile robot using regression analysis","authors":"Abhishek Sharma, R. K. Patel, Vikas Thapa, Beena Gairola, B. Pandey, Barre Alex Epenetus, S. Choudhury, A. Mondal","doi":"10.1109/RCTFC.2016.7893407","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RCTFC.2016.7893407","url":null,"abstract":"The localization of a differential drive wheel robot is a basic control issue in versatile mechanical autonomy. Odometry is a natural technique for deciding the relative localization of mobile robots. It includes the identification of an arrangement of kinematic parameters that allow remaking relative localization of mobile robots and introduction beginning from the encoder wheel data evaluation. Therefore an effective path following technique is desired to develop an autonomous mobile robot with less odometry error. This paper describes a method to identify the optimal value of wheel velocities for relative localization of differential drive wheel robot on a circular and straight path. The proposed technique describes the dependency of odometry error on wheel velocities. Experiments have been performed by employing a two wheel differential drive mobile robot. Linear regression analysis is done to find the relationship between wheel velocity and the odometry of the mobile robot. Confirmation test is also done with the implementation of ANOVA techniques, by using statistical tools available in scientific analyses software MINITAB. A simulation software V-Rep 3.2.1 was used for the validation of the proposed method.","PeriodicalId":147181,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Conference on Robotics: Current Trends and Future Challenges (RCTFC)","volume":"136 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132670162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dynamic modelling of four wheel skid mobile robot by unified bond graph approach","authors":"S. Sahoo, S. Chiddarwar","doi":"10.1109/RCTFC.2016.7893412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RCTFC.2016.7893412","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a bond graph modelling of a four wheel mobile robotic system. The proposed method is used to describe the dynamics of the system in various physical domains. The developed dynamic model is simulated using the BGV_20 tool box in MATLAB Simulink. The simulated results are verified with the classical Newton-Euler method to illustrate the efficacy of the dynamic modelling technique.","PeriodicalId":147181,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Conference on Robotics: Current Trends and Future Challenges (RCTFC)","volume":"3 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134299470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Human driver emulation and cognitive decision making for autonomous cars","authors":"P. Suresh, P. V. Manivannan","doi":"10.1109/RCTFC.2016.7893411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RCTFC.2016.7893411","url":null,"abstract":"A cognitive decision making algorithm, which tries to emulate human driver behaviour, for autonomous vehicles is presented in this paper. The decision making process, as well as the integration of the decision making with real time control in different traffic scenarios is studied through simulations using vehicle dynamics model for a car like vehicle. The decision making algorithm was found to perform better, when integrated with the ANFIS Fuzzy Logic longitudinal Control than with conventional PID control. The simulation results with the different traffic scenarios demonstrate the successful integration of the real time control and decision making modules of the Intelligent Vehicle Architecture.","PeriodicalId":147181,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Conference on Robotics: Current Trends and Future Challenges (RCTFC)","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122267333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Automatic soil nutrient detection and fertilizer dispensary system","authors":"A. A., L. R., A. Sreedevi","doi":"10.1109/RCTFC.2016.7893418","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RCTFC.2016.7893418","url":null,"abstract":"Soil fertility is an important factor to measure the quality of the soil as it indicates the extent to which it can support plant life. The fertility of soil is measured by the amount of macro and micronutrients, water, pH etc. Soil nutrients are depleted after every harvest and hence must be replenished. To maintain nutrient levels in the soil in case of deficiency, fertilizers are added to soil. Most of the farmers choose to approximate the amount of fertilizers and add them manually. However, addition of fertilizers in right amount is a matter of great importance as excess or insufficient addition can harm the plant life and reduce the yield. Use of modern trends and technology promises to provide a solution to the above problem. Though automated techniques for seeding, weeding, harvesting the crops etc. have been proposed and implemented, none of the techniques target at maintaining soil fertility. The proposed research aims at restoring the levels of Nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium in the soil by the measuring the amount of nutrients present. The presence of nutrients is determined by chemical processes and quantified using sensors. An automated system has been developed for the controlled addition of fertilizers in order to avoid excess/ deficient fertilizers in the soil.","PeriodicalId":147181,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Conference on Robotics: Current Trends and Future Challenges (RCTFC)","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133193416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Madhumitha, R. Srividhya, Joe Johnson, D. Annamalai
{"title":"Physical modeling and control of self-balancing platform on a cart","authors":"G. Madhumitha, R. Srividhya, Joe Johnson, D. Annamalai","doi":"10.1109/RCTFC.2016.7893410","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RCTFC.2016.7893410","url":null,"abstract":"This paper demonstrates a self-balancing platform with 2-degrees of freedom on a cart which is generally treated as inverted pendulum for simplicity. The system can be used in various transportation devices, delivery and stabilization systems and is particularly suitable for working in outdoor where the surface of ground is not flat or structured. The platform can freely rotate with the help of a ball and socket joint at its center. Lateral and longitudinal movements are controlled by two servomotors for each axis. As the cart moves on slope or on a rough terrain, the instantaneous tilt of the platform is measured by a gyroscope assembly which is compared with the desired orientation of the platform and can take corrective measure for platform up to 5 degrees in both axes. In this paper, physical modeling method is used for rapid simulation of system and mathematical relationship between platform tilt with respect to servomotor's rotation angle is developed. Proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller is used for desired smooth operation and jerk attenuated balance of the platform. Comparative study of performance of the system for the physical model developed and the one that is implemented is made.","PeriodicalId":147181,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Conference on Robotics: Current Trends and Future Challenges (RCTFC)","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114064232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}