Title :
Realistic simulation of a Lego Mindstorms NXT based robot
Author :
Goncales, J. ; Lima, José ; Malheiros, Paulo ; Costa, Paulo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Polytech. Inst. of Braganca, Braganca, Portugal
Abstract :
This paper describes the realistic simulation of a Lego Mindstorms NXT based robot. The presented approach does not replace the training with hardware but is an important complement, since it allows to develop robot software without accessing to the real hardware.
Keywords :
computer based training; computer science education; control engineering education; digital simulation; mobile robots; robot programming; teaching; Lego Mindstorms NXT-based robot; educational software; hardware system; mobile robot software development; realistic simulation; teaching; training application; Education; Educational robots; Hardware; Mobile robots; Monitoring; Prototypes; Robot control; Robot sensing systems; Software prototyping; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
Control Applications, (CCA) & Intelligent Control, (ISIC), 2009 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Saint Petersburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4601-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4602-5
DOI :
10.1109/CCA.2009.5280986
