Multiple Methods of Data Acquisition for a LEGO NXT 2 Mobile Robot

Savu, Diana; Sandru, Lucian Alexandru; Crainic, Marius Florin; Moldovan, Cristian; Dolga, Valer; Preitl, Ștefan

doi:10.1145/3036932.3036934

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“…In fact, LEGO Mindstorms have been used to teach the most common programming languages, such as C with its variants (ANSI-C [ 14 , 15 ], Robot-C [ 16 , 17 ], or NXC [ 18 ], Java (JADE-LeJOS) [ 19 , 20 ], JS-Eden [ 21 , 22 ], ADA ([ 23 , 24 ]), Phyton [ 25 ], Labview [ 26 , 27 ]), and MATLAB/Simulink. Among them, MATLAB is the most used programming language with LEGO Mindstorms [ 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 ]. Although it is not a free software, MATLAB is widely used in universities due to the student licenses and to the free package developed by MathWorks for MATLAB/Simulink called “Simulink Support Package for LEGO MINDSTORMS”, which includes Simulink blocks for LEGO robots in order to program their behavior.…”

Section: Lego Mindstorms: From Kids To Researchersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Complex robotics systems have been developed and used as transversal platforms for undergraduate and graduate levels. In [ 33 ], a Mechatronic Demonstrator was proposed using the LEGO NXT-2 Platform. It was a humanoid robot suitable for the study of the key elements of mechatronic systems: mechanical systems, sensors, computer interfacing, dynamics, and application development.…”

Section: Lego Mindstorms: From Kids To Researchersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Novel Real-Time MATLAB/Simulink/LEGO EV3 Platform for Academic Use in Robotics and Computer Science

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Over the last years, mobile robot platforms are having a key role in education worldwide. Among others, LEGO Robots and MATLAB/Simulink are being used mainly in universities to improve the teaching experience. Most LEGO systems used in the literature are based on NXT, as the EV3 version is relatively recent. In contrast to the previous versions, the EV3 allows the development of real-time applications for teaching a wide variety of subjects as well as conducting research experiments. The goal of the research presented in this paper was to develop and validate a novel real-time educational platform based on the MATLAB/Simulink package and the LEGO EV3 brick for academic use in the fields of robotics and computer science. The proposed framework is tested here in different university teaching situations and several case studies are presented in the form of interactive projects developed by students. Without loss of generality, the platform is used for testing different robot path planning algorithms. Classical algorithms like rapidly-exploring random trees or artificial potential fields, developed by robotics researchers, are tested by bachelor students, since the code is freely available on the Internet. Furthermore, recent path planning algorithms developed by the authors are also tested in the platform with the aim of detecting the limits of its applicability. The restrictions and advantages of the proposed platform are discussed in order to enlighten future educational applications.

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