Title
Bristle-bots in swarm robotics -Approaches on agent development and locomotion
Date Issued
21 August 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Abstract
Bristle-bots are vibration-driven mobile robots characterized by small size, high speed, simple design and low costs for production and application - qualities which are advantageous for agents of swarm robotics. Current studies have focused on their natural behaviour on confined spaces, navigation capabilities through pipes, and mathematical modelling of the bristle-based motion, however, trajectory generation capabilities were not evaluated. Therefore, this paper presents our robot 'Donipodis', a mobile micro-robot for swarm robotics research. Our robot uses a single vibro-motor controlled over an 8-bit microprocessor that generates locomotion using bristles. It possess two IR receivers at its front as antennae and one IR transmitter at its back for peer-To-peer communications, an RGB colour identifier and IrDA communication for master host programming. A modelling of the micro-robot was also developed. Simulations and experimental results show a proper modelling of the locomotion and performance over displacement with slightly curved trajectories. Translation and rotation speeds characterization results show potential for controllable trajectory generation by varying the motor speed properties (PWM frequency and duty cycle) and direction.
Start page
1424
End page
1429
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Robótica, Control automático
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85028747690
ISBN
9781509059980
ISBN of the container
978-150905998-0
Conference
IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM
Source funding
FONDO MARCO POLO - PUCP
Sponsor(s)
*Research supported by the DAAD and PUCP Marco Polo Fund. E. Pozo Fortunić is a master graduated student from the Technische Universität Ilmenau and Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (e-mail: edmundo.pozof@pucp.edu.pe).
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