Modeling and control of a spherical robot in the CoppeliaSim simulator

G Montenegro, R Chacón, E Fabregas, G Garcia… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
This article presents the development of a model of a spherical robot that rolls to move and
has a single point of support with the surface. The model was developed in the CoppeliaSim …

Reinforcement learning for position control problem of a mobile robot

G Farias, G Garcia, G Montenegro, E Fabregas… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the increase in complexity in autonomous vehicles, most of the existing control
systems are proving to be inadequate. Reinforcement Learning is gaining traction as it is …

Artificial potential field-based anti-saturation positioning obstacle avoidance control for wheeled robots

T Yang, Y Ma, P Zhang - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2022 - Springer
This paper studies the anti-saturation positioning and obstacle avoidance control of wheeled
robots. First, an improved direction error auxiliary function (DEAF) is proposed to ensure that …

Simulation and experimental results of a new control strategy for point stabilization of nonholonomic mobile robots

E Fabregas, G Farias… - IEEE Transactions …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a closed-loop position control of a mobile robot, which is capable of
moving from its current position to a target point by manipulating its linear and angular …

Development of an easy-to-use multi-agent platform for teaching mobile robotics

G Farias, E Fabregas, E Peralta, H Vargas… - IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The use of mobile robots for teaching automatic control is becoming more popular in
engineering curricula. Currently, many robot simulators with high-graphical capabilities can …

Laboratórios Remotos como Alternativa para Atividades Práticas em Cursos na Modalidade EAD

JB da Silva, SMS Bilessimo, GR Scheffer… - EaD em …, 2020 - eademfoco.cecierj.edu.br
Este estudo teve por objetivo explorar os laboratórios remotos (LR) e suas potencialidades,
para atividades práticas na Educação a Distância. Os LR são dispositivos que podem …

Puzzlex: An online experimentation environment for control engineering labs

D Galan, D Chaos, L de la Torre… - 2019 5th Experiment …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work presents PuzzlEx, an experimentation environment for control engineering virtual
and remote labs. This environment not only allows students to make interactive use of the …

[PDF][PDF] Building Small Prototypes in a PBL Intervention for Learning Automatic Control Systems

L Fernandez-Samaca… - International Journal …, 2021 - researchgate.net
This paper introduces a Project-Based Learning (PBL) intervention for the learning of
automatic control systems. This intervention explores the building of local platforms for …

Navigation control of the Khepera IV model with OpenCV in V-REP simulator

G Farias, E Torres, E Fabregas… - … on Automation/XXIII …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a navigation simulation based on computer vision of the Khepera IV
robot model (KH4VREP library) in the V-REP simulator. The images acquired by the robot …

Virtual laboratories for teaching automation, robotics, and optomechatronics

F Martell-Chavez, JM López-Téllez… - 2023 IEEE World …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, an unprecedented crisis has been generated in all
areas of life. In education, this emergency led to the massive closure of face-to-face activities …