DocumentCode :
1959744
Title :
Mixed reality educational environment for robotics
Author :
García, Abraham Prieto ; Fernández, Gervasio Varela ; Torres, Blanca María Priego ; López-Peña, Fernando
Author_Institution :
Grupo Integrado de Ing., Univ. da Coruna, Coruña, Spain
fYear :
2011
fDate :
19-21 Sept. 2011
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
6
Abstract :
This work presents an operational setup for carrying out experiments in robotics using a mixed-reality approach. The objective of this setup is twofold, on one hand it aims to be a useful educational tool for teaching robotics and on the other it is a tool to help in the development and study of embodied evolution. The design represents an intermediate system between a real and a simulated scenario so as to work with real robots and to make easier and simpler the configuration and modification of the rest of the elements of the experiments. The present operational setup consists, mainly, of a video projector to represent the virtual elements projecting them over the arena of the experiment, a zenithal camera to capture the state of real elements moving on the arena, and a computer which monitors and controls the scenario. As a result, both real and virtual elements interact on the arena and their state is updated based on world rules of the experiment and on the state and actions of other elements. The scheme implemented in the main computer to control and structure this environment is based on the one proposed in a previous work for the definition of scenarios in a simulation environment named Waspbed, which was designed for the study of simulated coevolution processes in multiagent systems. Apart from the advantages provided in robotics research when large testing period times are required, this setup is used for getting students from engineering degrees used to deal with robotics and all its associated fields, such as artificial vision, evolutionary robotics, communication protocols, etc. in a very simple, quick and cheap way, which otherwise wouldn´t be feasible taking into account the academic constraints of time and resources.
Keywords :
augmented reality; computer aided instruction; control engineering education; human-robot interaction; mobile robots; multi-agent systems; multi-robot systems; Waspbed; artificial vision; autonomous robotics; communication protocols; educational robotics; educational tool; engineering degrees; evolutionary robotics; mixed reality educational environment; multiagent systems; operational setup; robotic teaching; simulated coevolution processes; video projector; virtual elements; zenithal camera; Cameras; Computational modeling; Robot kinematics; Robot vision systems; Learning environments; autonomous robotics; educational robotics; embodied evolution; multirobots system; virtual environments;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Environments Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement Systems (VECIMS), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, ON
ISSN :
1944-9429
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-888-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/VECIMS.2011.6053845
Filename :
6053845
Link To Document :
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