Het doel van de afstudeeropdracht is het realiseren van een order verzamel (‘orderpicken’) systeem en bijbehorende software, dat geautomatiseerd door de gebruiker ingevoerde order groente en fruit verplaatst. Om het project in goede banen te leiden is het project opgedeeld in drie fases: • Fase 1: Ontwikkeling …

De metaalbewerkingsindustrie is op zoek naar een automatiseringsoplossing die het mogelijk maakt om op grote schaal en op flexibele wijze zetbewerkingen uit te voeren op klein en middelgroot plaatmateriaal zonder dat daar een zeer grote investering bij komt kijken. Een dergelijke automatiseringsoplossing …

The use of robots as educational tools provide a stimulating environment for students. Some robotics competitions focus on primary and secondary school aged children, and serve as a motivation factor for students to get involved in educational robotics activities. But, in most competitions students are …

A multilayer scheme is here proposed to implement coordinated control of a group of mobile robots. Specifically, a trajectory tracking controller is proposed to coordinately guide a platoon of robots, with an obstacle deviation subsystem based on virtual forces and mechanical impedance implemented in …

In this paper, the performance gain obtained by combining parallel peri- odic real-time processes is elaborated. In certain single-core mono-processor configurations, for example, embedded control systems in robotics comprising many short processes, process context switches may consume a considerable …

Emotional factors related to aging at home assistive technology are known to affect technology acceptance, effective use, and quality of life improvement. This paper is a survey on the affective dimension of robot-based systems conceived for helping elderly at home. The specificity of elders’ capabilities …

Robot-assisted therapy has been researched for more than a decade and has been dominated by the seal shaped robot Paro. It is however unclear unto what extent the development of Paro has been based upon requirements that are mentioned by care professionals. In this pilot study we interviewed two groups …

Robot assisted therapy has been applied in care for older adults who suffer from dementia for over ten years. Strong effects like improved interac-tion and signs of a higher sense of wellbeing have been reported. Still it is un-clear which features are needed and which robotic pets would are suitable …