Name of Sponsoring Organization: University of South Florida (EE)
Sponsor Point of Contact (name): Dr. Wilfrido Moreno and Dr. Alexandro Castellanos
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Project Title: EE Autonomous Mobile Robot Platform
Required EE Area(s) of Expertise: Systems Engineering, C programming, Python programming, Engineering Analysis, Embedded systems, Robotics
Brief Project Description: An Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) is a robot that can understand and move through its environment without being overseen directly by an operator or on a fixed predetermined path. AMRs have an array of sophisticated sensors that enable them to understand and interpret their environment, which helps them to perform their task in the most efficient manner and optimum path, navigating around fixed obstructions (building, racks, work stations, etc.) and various potential obstructions (such as people, lift trucks, and debris). The Mechatronics, Robotics and Embedded Systems Track is moving forward to develop its own Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) platform to support the new and existing courses related to Robotics & Control. It is expected that this proposed Autonomous Mobile Robot platform can be used as a teaching platform for the following topics: state estimation (Bayes filtering, probabilistic motion and sensor models), control (Feedback, Lyapunov, LQR, MPC), planning (roadmaps, heuristic search, incremental densification)
Major system products expected from this project: A) An Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) platform design, B) Hardware-Software integration C) 3D fabrication. D) System Validation, E) MatLab & Simulink development, F) Experiments design for Educational applications
Parts of the project that “Engineering Design” is expected (e.g., mathematical calculations and/or verification simulations): A) Platform’s Dynamics Modeling. B) Hardware & Software Design C) Experiments design/Validation.
The level of support (Time: technical guidance, materials, computing, financial, etc.) for the project. If no financial support will be provided, please offer an estimate of the Materials Cost: 1) Technical guidance by Dr. Moreno & Dr. Castellanos (weekly for 1 hours minimum); 2) Access for necessary 3D design software and printers; 3) The EE department already invested approx. $2,000 for all the parts needed for two platforms 4) Access to MatLab and Simulink and specialized programming software.