Overview
Topic status: We're looking for students to study this topic.
Project Summary
Although walking is the most natural way to move around for a humanoid robot, this mode of locomotion does not give the robot a long autonomy (cannot travel far on the campus for example). To address this problem, we propose to have the Nao robot (a 60cm high humanoid robot) drive a smart vehicle. The vehicle should be smart in the sense that it should by itself make emergency stops, and be able to communicate with the Nao robot.
As the smart vehicle we will use a robotic platform of the CyPhy lab (for example a roomba robot). We will put on it a small chair for the Nao robot. The Nao will communicate will the robotic platform via short messages (desired speeds of the left and right wheels, stop command).
Expected outcomes, applications and/or benefits
Expected outcome : A set of behaviours for the Nao robot to allow is to drive a smart platform.
Applications and/or benefits : Extended autonomy and faster motion for humanoid robots.
Required student skills/experience
Basic maths. good programming skills and a some enthusiasm.
- Study level
- Vacation research experience scholarship
- Supervisors
- QUT
- Organisational unit
Science and Engineering Faculty
- Research area
- Keywords
- robot, humanoid, vehicle
- Contact
- Contact the supervisor for more information
Dr Frederic Maire
