Software and control shell for service robots with parallel computing

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-105
Author(s):  
Radomir Tarasov ◽  
Oleg Davydov ◽  
Valentin Pryanichnikov ◽  
Mariya Solov'eva ◽  
Egor Shipovalov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parallel Computing ◽  
Radio Channel ◽  
Service Robots ◽  
Microprocessor System ◽  
Computing Device ◽  
Autonomous Operation ◽  
International Laboratory ◽  
Software And Hardware ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
And Control

KIAM Russian Academy of Sciences, International Laboratory «Sensorika» conduct research and development of service robots for tasks of telemedicine. The developed mobile robot AMUR-307 is planned to be used in clinics to move various objects between the premises of the building, separated by thresholds, stairs and doors. The robot is controlled remotely via a radio channel from the operator's post. It is also intended to minimize operator interference and apply the developed algorithms for autonomous operation using an on-board computing device. To control robots of this type, a software and hardware microprocessor system was designed and manufactured and its comprehensive testing was performed. The solution allows you quickly make changes to the customer's requirements and deliver robots, integrating them into the existing infrastructure. The article presents the results of research and comparison of various ways to implement the robot, optimize its structure, replication technology and parallel programming using the GPU.

scholarly journals Improving the robustness of a service robot for continuous indoor monitoring: An incremental approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 172988142110121
Author(s):  
David Portugal ◽  
André G Araújo ◽  
Micael S Couceiro
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Service Robots ◽  
Service Robot ◽  
Technology Readiness ◽  
Incremental Approach ◽  
Technology Readiness Level ◽  
Readiness Level ◽  
Software And Hardware ◽  
Indoor Monitoring

To move out of the lab, service robots must reveal a proven robustness so they can be deployed in operational environments. This means that they should function steadily for long periods of time in real-world areas under uncertainty, without any human intervention, and exhibiting a mature technology readiness level. In this work, we describe an incremental methodology for the implementation of an innovative service robot, entirely developed from the outset, to monitor large indoor areas shared by humans and other obstacles. Focusing especially on the reliability of the fundamental localization system of the robot in the long term, we discuss all the incremental software and hardware features, design choices, and adjustments conducted, and show their impact on the performance of the robot in the real world, in three distinct 24-h long trials, with the ultimate goal of validating the proposed mobile robot solution for indoor monitoring.

Supporting Co-Design of Physical and Control Architectures of Mechatronic Systems

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andre´s A. Alvarez Cabrera ◽  
Hitoshi Komoto ◽  
Tetsuo Tomiyama
Keyword(s):  
Control Structure ◽  
Mutual Influence ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Physical Structure ◽  
Mechatronic Systems ◽  
Design Problems ◽  
Software And Hardware ◽  
Design Integration ◽  
And Control ◽  
Recent Tendency

There is a rather recent tendency to define the physical structure and the control structure of a system concurrently when designing the architecture of a product, i.e., to perform codesign. We argue that co-design can only be enabled when the mutual influence between physical system and control is made evident to the designer at an early stage. Though the idea of design integration is not new, to the best of our knowledge, there is no computer tooling that explicitly supports this activity by enabling co-design as stated before. In this paper the authors propose a method for co-design of physical and control architectures as a better approach to design mechatronic systems, allowing to exploit the synergy between software and hardware and detecting certain design problems at an early stage of design. The proposed approach is supported by a set of tools and demonstrated through an example case.

scholarly journals Operation “Artemis”: The First Autonomous EU-led Operation

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-132
Author(s):  
János Tomolya
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
European Security ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Autonomous Operation ◽  
Republic Of The Congo ◽  
Operational Constraints ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Eu

In June 2003, the EU launched Operation “Artemis”, its first military mission outside Europe and independent of NATO, to the Democratic Republic of Congo. While it ultimately received an EU badge, its origin, command and control were French. The objective of Operation “Artemis” was to contribute to the stabilisation of the security conditions in Bunia, capital of Ituri, to improve the humanitarian situation, and to ensure the protection of displaced persons in the refugee camps in Bunia. Its mandate was to provide a short-term interim force for three months until the transition to the reinforced United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC – Mission de l’Organisation des Nations Unies en République Démocratique du Congo; English: United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo). Although the EU can be said to have passed the first “test” of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) mechanisms for the conduct of an autonomous operation, this test was a limited one. Operational constraints were caused by inadequate strategic lift capabilities and the lack of a strategic reserve.

scholarly journals Preface

2021 ◽  
Vol 2101 (1) ◽  
pp. 011001
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Amorphous Materials ◽  
Solid Mechanics ◽  
Intelligent Transport System ◽  
Intelligent Transport ◽  
Conference Committee ◽  
Beijing Institute ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
And Control ◽  
Oral Presentations

Abstract 2021 The 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Materials (ICMEM 2021) will be held in Beijing, China during 19-20 November, 2021. The ICMEM 2021 organized by Hubei Zhongke Institute of Geology and Environment Technology intends to invite worldwide famous scientists, experts, scholars, and researchers for academic presentations. ICMEM 2021 proceeding covers all aspects of mechanical engineering and material sciences, such as Dynamics, Vibration and Sound Engineering, Materials and Technology, Fluids Engineering, Solid Mechanics and Design, Micro/Nano Engineering and Technology, Production Engineering, Robotics and Control, Thermal and Power Engineering, Vehicle Technology, Machine Fault Diagnostics and Prognostics, Intelligent Transport System, Intelligent Monitoring Technology, Metallic Alloys, Tool Materials, Ceramics and Glasses, Composite Materials, Amorphous Materials, Nanomaterials, Biomaterials, Polymers, etc.. 88 articles were selected from more than 190 submissions after peer-review, and authors participated in ICMEM 2021 with oral presentations and posters, promoting the communication among researchers and experts from institutes and universities, including Northwestern Polytechnical University, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics & Electricity, State Key Laboratory of Engine Reliability, Chinese Academy of Sciences, etc. List of Conference Committee are available in this pdf.

scholarly journals The Development of Radio and 3G Based Telemetry System for the Remote Gas Accounting and Control Nodes

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9S3) ◽  
pp. 1417-1421
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Range ◽  
High Dynamic Range ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Telemetry System ◽  
Computing Device ◽  
Gas Leakage ◽  
Remote Environment ◽  
High Dynamic ◽  
And Control ◽  
Direct Management

In this article we have described the use of vortex and recently developed ultrasonic flowmeters with high dynamic range of 1 to 1500 for industrial applications. Its software and the software of corresponding computing device is able to avoid gas leakage, to minimize energy consumption and to save human resources while maintaining metrological data. Described is the low power consumption that makes it possible to use this ultrasonic flowmeter in hard remote environment without direct management for a period of several months. Shown is the new telemetry system that was developed to unite flowmeters in the severe conditions of the desert with power supply problems and low GPRS signal quality. Experiments held in Turkmenistan have shown that device indications didn’t drift and remained stable during the year, that is a great advantage in comparison to rotary and turbine flowmeters. Also described is the mobile ultrasonic calibration stand that uses the same physical principles and similar software. Outlined is the usage of modern wireless technologies to collect and transmit metrological data.

Galileo Enhanced Solution for Pest Detection and Control in Greenhouses with Autonomous Service Robots

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Pattinson ◽  
Smita Tiwari ◽  
Yuheng Zheng ◽  
Dimitrios Fryganiotis ◽  
Maria Campo-Cossio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Service Robots ◽  
Pest Detection ◽  
And Control ◽  
Autonomous Service

scholarly journals The Advanced Prototype of the Geohydroacoustic Ice Buoy

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (24) ◽  
pp. 7213
Author(s):  
Leonid Sobisevich ◽  
Vadim Agafonov ◽  
Dmitriy Presnov ◽  
Valentin Gravirov ◽  
Dmitry Likhodeev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
Low Power Consumption ◽  
Data Logger ◽  
Molecular Electronic ◽  
Arctic Seas ◽  
Autonomous Operation ◽  
Simultaneous Acquisition ◽  
High Standards ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Academy Of Sciences

The new-generation geohydroacoustic buoy prototype is designed for simultaneous acquisition of acoustic, hydroacoustic, and seismoacoustic data in various environmental conditions, including onshore and offshore boreholes, yet is specifically targeted for operation in Arctic seas as an element of the distributed ice-class drifting antennas. Modular structure of the geohydroacoustic ice buoy incorporates the advanced data logger and a combination of sensors: vector–scalar hydroacoustic (0.01–2.5 kHz) accelerometer, broadband molecular–electronic (0.03–50 Hz) velocimeter, as well as optional hydrophones. The distinguishing feature of the geohydroacoustic buoy is its low power consumption responsible for consistent autonomous operation of the entire measurement system for at least one week. Results of continuous laboratory tests carried out at the geophysical observatory of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GS RAS) in Obninsk are presented. It has been confirmed via comparative analysis of recorded time series featuring microseismic noise and teleseismic earthquakes that the prototype well meets the high standards of modern seismology.

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