Repository logo

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
  1. Home
  2. Academic and Research Output
  3. Conferences, Workshops, Symposiums, and Seminars
  4. Modular robot networking: a novel schema and its performance assessment
 
conference paper

Modular robot networking: a novel schema and its performance assessment

Holdcroft, Kevin Andrew  
•
Bolotnikova, Anastasia  
•
Belke, Christoph  
Show more
January 1, 2022
2022 Ieee/Rsj International Conference On Intelligent Robots And Systems (Iros)
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)

Modular robots (MRs) consist of unique robots which interconnect and work as a collective to perform objectives. Coordinating these robots rely on robust communication, as modules moving independently can lead to damaging behaviour. We present a robust structure for modular robot communication, implemented and tested on a new MR. The structure has different communication protocols depending on the importance and bandwidth of the exchanged information, has fast error responses, and considerations which allow for two modules to actuate the same joint. We evaluate the wireless protocols, novel error response, and coordinated actuation empirically, validating the system on a new modular robot, the Mori3. We find two wireless protocols can be used to balance speed and reliability; transmitting errors through both wireless and serial is more consistent and faster; and sharing motor targets, control variables, and measurements allow for motors to operate a shared joint with equal efforts.

  • Files
  • Details
  • Metrics
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name

hybrid_communciation_architecture.pdf

Type

Main Document

Version

Submitted version (Preprint)

Access type

openaccess

License Condition

CC BY

Size

1.47 MB

Format

Adobe PDF

Checksum (MD5)

6cc09ccc3a9863f240b79a36d8b37330

Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
  • Contact
  • infoscience@epfl.ch

  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Instagram
  • Follow us on LinkedIn
  • Follow us on X
  • Follow us on Youtube
AccessibilityLegal noticePrivacy policyCookie settingsEnd User AgreementGet helpFeedback

Infoscience is a service managed and provided by the Library and IT Services of EPFL. © EPFL, tous droits réservés