Design considerations about a photovoltaic power system to supply a mobile robot

Tina, Giuseppe Marco; Cristina, Vazquez Hernandez; Paolo, A.; Luca, Pierangelo De; Dario, G. A.; Massimo, Palmieri

doi:10.1109/isie.2010.5637724

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“…In the last direction, contributions that have carried out interesting efforts are [106][107][108][109][110][111][112][113][114]. However, those papers only focus on the design of the power stage without considering the other dynamics.…”

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Tracking Control for Mobile Robots Considering the Dynamics of All Their Subsystems: Experimental Implementation

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The trajectory tracking task in a wheeled mobile robot (WMR) is solved by proposing a three-level hierarchical controller that considers the mathematical model of the mechanical structure (differential drive WMR), actuators (DC motors), and power stage (DC/DC Buck power converters). The highest hierarchical level is a kinematic control for the mechanical structure; the medium level includes two controllers based on differential flatness for the actuators; and the lowest hierarchical level consists of two average controllers also based on differential flatness for the power stage. In order to experimentally validate the feasibility of the proposed control scheme, the hierarchical controller is implemented via a Σ-Δ-modulator in a differential drive WMR prototype that we have built. Such an implementation is achieved by using MATLAB-Simulink and the real-time interface ControlDesk together with a DS1104 board. The experimental results show the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed control scheme.

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Tracking Control for Mobile Robots Considering the Dynamics of All Their Subsystems: Experimental Implementation

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“…Lead acid batteries are poor candidates because of environmental issues. Although these batteries are efficient power source, they are poisonous to the environment and can lead to sulfuric acid leakage that causes acid rains [21]. Li-Ion and Li-poly batteries are very similar in that they are both characterized by a small size, light weight, and a good energy density.…”

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RFID-based Location System for Forest Search and Rescue Missions

Mouatadid

Fatara

Salih-Alj

2013

2013 4th International Conference on Intelligent Systems, Modelling and Simulation

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This paper presents the framework of an RFIDbased rescue robot for missing people in forest environment. The three main design considerations include the reliability, the cost, and the environmental sustainability. For that, the paper analyzes different outdoor location technologies that can be used for this task, namely GPS, WiMAX and RFID. Former research in mobile robots based on GPS and WiMAX has resulted in high costs systems while RFID offers a lower cost alternative. The aim of this work is to provide an already existing mobile robot with RFID technology. Moreover, to overcome the inability of current rescue robots to detect human presence, the addition of an Infrared camera with thermal sensors is discussed. Finally, in order to optimize the energy management and to increase the autonomy of the rescue robot, the paper presents a power supply solution using solar energy.

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“…3.19 Wow-Wee Tribot (Marco et al 2010) device, one can lose sight of the fact that developing a product without clearly understanding the needs of the customers could lead to failure. One of the most frequent mistakes is losing focus on solving market needs, confusing the fulfillment of a customer's expressed desires with the beauty of a particular technique.…”

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