This setup manual is meant to build the hardware for the CHARISMA setup, which contains the SPOT robot, backpack + GPS, gas sensor and beacon. The CHARISMA Demo Manual (KP01) will help to understand how to use software with the setup for autonomous exploration.

In dit afstudeerverslag wordt het proces en resultaat besproken van de opdracht “Autonomousemergency robot”. De opdracht is gedaan bij het bedrijf ICT Group in Deventer. ICT Group focust zichvoornamelijk op embedded systemen en wil meer te weten komen over het gebruik van autonomevoertuigen in distributiecentra. …

The estimation of the pose of a differential drive mobile robot from noisy odometer, compass and beacon distance measurements is studied. The estimation problem, which is a state estimation problem with unknown input, is reformulated into a state estimation problem with known input and a process noise …

For creating sports innovations we need tools to collect data on physical activity behaviour. Collecting data is time-consuming and expensive. Therefore, sharing data and using it to answer multiple research questions is desirable. Especially in larger multidisciplinary research projects, it is beneficial …

Introduction: Visually impaired people experience trouble with navigation and orientation due to their weakened ability to rely on eyesight to monitor the environment [1][2]. Smartphones such as the iPhone are already popular devices among the visually impaired for navigating [3]. We explored if an iPhone …

Voor blinden en slechtzienden is het moeilijk zich te verplaatsen in het verkeer. Dit komt doordat zij moeite hebben om zich te oriënteren en te anticiperen op overig verkeer. Blinden en slechtzienden maken op dit moment gebruik van hun gehoor, een taststok en/of een blindengeleidehond en navigatieapps. …

Het onderzoeken, ontwerpen en bouwen van een mobiele persoonlijke assistent (de Info Support Butler) dat herkent wanneer iemand een gebouw binnenloopt/verlaat en afhankelijk daarvan informatie kan weergeven. Het verslag behandelt het (ontwikkel)proces dat is doorlopen tijdens de afstudeerperiode van …

The concept originated from a brainstorm session with the project leader and the executive. Where the idea was to follow a professional cyclist with a drone. However soon thereafter it was realised that the project would not be limited to just following cyclist. Hence the name FollowMe. The target …

Digester, the building were the process of bio-mass to energy can be experienced in a intimate way. This beacon in the new water of life area is an installation were the participant becomes a part of the production process. The user gathers knowledge about its own daily energy use and consuming habits. …