An Industrial Autonomous Guided Robot
| Authors: | Cardeira Carlos, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Mário Ramalho, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Rui Loureiro, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Freitas Hugo, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Vilela Pedro, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Bengala Jorge, Omron, Portugal |
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| Topic: | 4.3 Robotics |
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| Session: | Robot Control II |
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| Keywords: | Intelligent Instrumentation Sensors, Autonomous Mobile Robots, Guidance Systems, Digital Images, Industry Automation, Encoders |
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Abstract
There has been much interest on achieving educational and research goals by the use of mobile robot platforms. However these platforms are not usually composed by industrial of the shelf solutions. This paper presents the kind of industrial sensors that can be used in an autonomous mobile robot. The vehicle is supposed to follow a track, make choices on its way respecting visual indications of traffic lights, navigate inside a tunnel and park inside a given area. The original part about this AGV is the implementation by use of available industrial equipment rather than the common PC and/or PICs combination.
