{"id":752,"date":"2017-11-14T15:15:28","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T15:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cpswarm.eu\/?p=752"},"modified":"2017-11-14T15:15:29","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T15:15:29","slug":"thesis-spiderino-localization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cpswarm.eu\/index.php\/2017\/11\/14\/thesis-spiderino-localization\/","title":{"rendered":"Thesis Topic: A low-cost localization system for a swarm of Spiderinos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spiderino<\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0a small and low-cost research\u00a0robot based on the Hexbug Spider\u00a0toy. It was built by replacing the robot head with a 3D-printed\u00a0adapter which consists of two parts to provide space for\u00a0sensors, a larger battery, and a printed circuit board (PCB) with\u00a0an Arduino microcontroller, an ESP8266 Wi-Fi module, and a motor controller.<\/p>\n

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This thesis topic is concerned with the creation of a localization system for a swarm of Spiderino robots. The system will allow individual Spiderinos to calculate their own position in real-time. This information then can be used in a number of ways, including formation control, cooperative exploration or task coordination algorithms.<\/p>\n

As it is illustrated in the picture above, fixed laser beacons, placed in known locations, continuously transmit coded information (binary sequences). Then, the detector rings on Spiderino robots can pick up these sequences to estimate their position.<\/p>\n

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The main task of this project<\/strong> is to modify and expand the existing software to perform the location estimation calculations.<\/p>\n

Knowledge required:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Basics of circuits design, Arduino pro mini microcontroller, programmable system-on-chip (Cypress 5LP) programming, Arduino C.<\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong> Alpen-Adria-Universit\u00e4t<\/a>, Klagenfurt, Austria.<\/p>\n

Advisor and contact:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n