Watch out, Tiger Woods![golf playing robot]

Author

Jouaneh, Musa ; Carnevale, Paul

Author_Institution

Center for Autom. & Robotics Res., Rhode Island Univ., Kingston, RI, USA

Volume

10

Issue

2

fYear

2003

fDate

6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

56

Lastpage

60

Abstract

This article describes the development of an autonomous robotic system for playing mini-golf. The system was designed and built to serve as a demonstration of robotic application for engineering students. The system was built using a Yasakawa robot fitted with two arms. The software was developed to control the machine using the C++ language. Standard C++ libraries were used in addition to communication libraries provided by the Yasakawa Corporation. The current configuration works with Microsoft Windows NT and an Ethernet environment. This article describes the hardware and software design aspects of this machine.

Keywords

motion control; object-oriented programming; path planning; real-time systems; robot kinematics; sport; C++ language; Ethernet; Microsoft Windows NT; Yasakawa robot; autonomous robotic system; kinematic modeling; mini-golf playing robot; motion planning; real-time programming; sensing; zoning; Application software; Communication standards; Communication system control; Engineering students; Ethernet networks; Hardware; Manipulators; Robots; Software libraries; Watches;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9932

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MRA.2003.1213617

Filename

1213617