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A large variety of social robots with various applications have been developed recently in order to improve Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) and satisfy certain social needs such as companionship. However, they cannot be deployed in Middle East due to their inability to have verbal communications in user's native language, availability issues, and high costs. This research introduces the design and development...
In this paper we propose a three-layered architecture for the implementation of cloud-based health monitoring system that utilizes ubiquitous commercial health measuring devices. The main advantage of such a solution over the solutions that use proprietary medical hardware is the availability and the number of existing health devices and also relying on the expertise of their vendors. We also identify...
Attention-based bio-inspired vision can be studied as a different way to consider sensor processing, firstly allowing to reduce the amount of data transmitted by connected cameras and secondly advocating a paradigm shift toward neuro-inspired processing for the post-processing of the few regions extracted from the visual field. The computational complexity of the corresponding vision models leads...
Autonomous mobile robots require high-performance computation to meet variety of requirements of functions, such as sensing, intelligent image processing and controlling actuators. We focus on FPGA as a hardware platform for autonomous mobile robot system. However, a FPGA-based system is not effective in development cost, since it requires HDL-based design whose productivity is relatively low. In...
The possibility of more intuitive human-machine interfaces has sparked the development of new visual technologies. The way humans interact with elements of their environment should not be limited to the screens of phones or computers. Other alternatives where a sensation of spatial freedom are under development. Projection systems, using continuous light on surrounding surfaces, represent a major...
Complex robotic architectures require a collaborative effort in design and adherence to the design in the implementation phse. ArchGentTool is a collaborative architecture generation tool which supports the design of the robotic architecture in a multi-level fashion. It comprises high-level conceptual analysis of the system to be designed, as well as low-level implementation breakdown of its functional...
This paper presents an approach to Simulation-Based Control of industrial robots. Data structures and algorithms are presented that adapt a simulation system, in order to meet the real-time constraints imposed by a real-time operating system and the actual robot hardware. It is exemplary shown that our approach is applicable even in challenging settings, while maintaining remarkable accuracy.
The goal is to create a balance between human and machine, to augment humans in their physical tasks, to support humans for their rehabilitation, to enhance the performance of a human surgeon, to reduce the burden on the operator of intelligent systems (robotics) in commanding these systems, and to provide for human security both in the battlefield and in the homeland. The overall intent is to enhance...
For many years, dogs are used in the Search And Rescue (SAR) missions. The first recorded use of dogs in SAR missions was in the late 1700. Dogs are used in the SAR missions because their abilities to detect human scent. In many natural disasters or building collapses, the SAR dogs are used to reach and search places that are dangerous for people to be there. In these situations, the members of the...
Research as well as industrial projects in the field of micro- and nanorobotics often incorporate complex experimental setups using different devices with varying and often complex interfaces. In order to provide an easier interface to these devices, this paper outlines the extension of a versatile software framework called OFFIS Automation Framework, for automation, image processing and controlling...
In this article a new integrated learning platform for teaching mechatronic systems design is proposed. The platform is the result of several years of effort and experience in mechatronic education, undertaken by the department of Mechatronics and Machine Dynamics from Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. The platform aims to stimulate inter and transdisciplinary thinking of students in a collaborative...
The aim of this paper is to review the current existing development platforms in order to present one alternative for students as part as an Educational environment. Furthermore, the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education is an emerging trend which needs modular, adaptable and easy to use tools, these attention during the educational session. Additionally, this paper covers...
This paper introduces a novel approach for secure navigation of wheelchairs. The approach is based on a combination of robotic road train based navigation and Cloud Computing technologies. The navigation strategy is inspired from elephants. Marching trunk to tail, each wheelchair in a platoon takes cues from the wheelchair just in front of it. The leader of navigation is a person. The cloud computing...
This paper proposes a design methodology and design process for mechatronic systems incorporating the public community. As a proof of concept, we are building up robot system consisting of the following components: software code files, hardware design files and controller hardware. Every component will be available for review on an open repository and review tool which is GIT/Gerrit. Designers release...
The possibility to include practical training sessions in online learning systems is important to increase the value of engineering courses. This paper presents a work in progress focusing on integrating a remote laboratory system in an existing online learning environment so that, through the use of a simple web browser, students can develop both theoretical and practical skills at the same time...
Living organisms has the excellent locomotion controller by using biological neural networks. Therefore, many researchers have been emulated the biological neural networks for applying similar control to small size robots. We are studying artificial neural networks for the purpose of controlling a small size robot without using software programs. Previously, we have constructed two types of insect...
We are presenting PanoVC — a mobile telepresence system based on continuously updated panoramic images. We are showing that the experience of telepresence, i.e. the sense of "being there together" at a distant location can be achieved with standard state-of-the-art mobile phones. Because mobile phones are always on hand users can share their environments with others in a pervasive way. Our...
The high cost of press lines demands maximum productivity for optimizing the return of investment of such equipment. Potential optimization can be achieved among others in a tighter synchronization of all interacting components. Developing advanced synchronization algorithms demands technologies like virtual prototyping for verification and optimization of the algorithms. Besides recapturing essential...
This paper provides both the core ideas of a heterogeneous marsupial robotic System and the details of the practical aspects related to its hardware architecture and cooperative system structure. This heterogeneous marsupial robotic system is composed by an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) that acts as a carrier and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that acts as a passenger, and it is designed for military...
A modular robots is composed of many independent connected modules which are able to achieve common goals through communications. A modular self-reconfigurable robot can move and reorganize its modules to modify its shape. In this paper, we consider a modular self-reconfigurable robot made from cubic modules (blocks) that are able to slide along their faces. Sliding motions imply complex cooperations,...
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