A collaborative framework for learning robot mechanics: rio-robotics illustrative software

Author

Lobov, Andrei ; Lastra, Jose L Martinez ; Tuokko, Reijo

Author_Institution

Inst. of Production Eng., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Finland

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

5-8 Nov. 2003

Abstract

An educational software package called RIO (robotics illustrative software) has been designed and developed in order to provide a Web-based learning environment on the subject. RIO integrates the VRML (virtual reality modeling language) model of the robot manipulator and a Matlab ™ object representing the manipulator´s topology and dynamics parameters. The user interface consists of a Java applet displayed by the Web-browser along with VRML model. The applet provides a connection to the remote host running Matlab™. A remote PC runs MJS- Matlab™ Java server, which is capable of intercommunicating with Matlab™, and receives remote users connections. Matlab trade; holds an object of the manipulator being studied, however the user is able to affect the Matlab™ object by means of Java applet GUI. Multisessions, involving several users, can be connected to the same Matlab™ object over the Internet simultaneously.

Keywords

Internet; Java; computer based training; computer science education; control engineering computing; control engineering education; distance learning; groupware; manipulator dynamics; online front-ends; user interfaces; virtual reality languages; Internet; Java applet; Matlab™ Java server; VRML; Web-based learning environment; Web-browser; dynamics parameter; educational software package; graphical user interface; manipulators topology; remote host; remote users connections; robot manipulator; robot mechanics; robotics illustrative software; virtual reality modeling language; Collaborative software; Computer languages; Educational robots; Java; Manipulator dynamics; Mathematical model; Software design; Software packages; Topology; Virtual reality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education, 2003. FIE 2003 33rd Annual

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7961-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.2003.1264767

Filename

1264767