Robot Assembling and Interfacing: Research Project on Emerging Technologies and Human-Robot Interaction

MN691 Research Methods and Project
Design
Robot – Assembling
and Interfacing
Final Report
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Acknowledgement
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Contents
Acknowledgement.......................................................................................3
Abstract.......................................................................................................5
1. Introduction..........................................................................................6
2. Problem domain and research questions..............................................6
3. Background and Project Objective.......................................................6
3.1 Summary of Literature Review..........................................................7
3.2 Objectives of the Project...................................................................8
4. Project Requirements Analysis and Specification................................8
5. Project plan and preliminary design.....................................................9
6. Research methods to be used for the next stage of the project.........19
7. Conclusion, limitations and future work............................................20
References................................................................................................21
Glossary and Abbreviations......................................................................23
Appendices................................................................................................23
Appendix I: Industry Client Details..........................................................23
Appendix II: Individual Literature review................................................23
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Abstract
Robot refers to a machine which imitates the human. This research paper
refers to the emerging technologies which allows humans to interact with
robots in novel ways. Controlling the robots, its movement are reported
in this report. Thus, this project relates to robots, their characteristics
and functioning related to industry projects. This research aims to
develop proficiency in programming outlook. The research questions are
associated with the questions like, Is Programming essential in robotics?
Has the human‐robot interfacing technologies improved?
Is the use of robots cost effective? Is the assistance of robot technology
increasing? What is the role of Arduino in robotic functioning? What is
the role of sensors in robot’s characteristics? The objectives of this project
includes building an Arduino controlled robot, programming the robots and
identifying the interfacing technology. This report gives a clear picture
about robots, the necessary components for assembling are discussed in
detail. Also the interfacing and the programming is also explained in
detail.
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1. Introduction
This project relates to robots, their characteristics and functioning. For
the various individuals, robot refers to a machine which imitates the
human. Several robots tend to grab our imagination like, the robots
continue to inhabit imagination. Still some individuals are not able
to give an automaton for dependably moving with the dynamic world.
Most of the robots can simply be dangerous, onerous, boring, or they can
be nasty. Robots are found mostly in motorcar, medical field, and
production and house industries. Nowadays, there are more than one
lakh variety of robots operating for the United States of America. Some
robots just like the Mars Rover occupier and therefore
the forthcoming Mars Exploration Rover, or the
underwater automaton Rangier tarandus facilitate us find out
about places that are too dangerous for us to
travel. Whereas different sorts of robots are simply plain fun for
teenagers of all ages. Well-liked toys like Teckno, Polly or AIBO ERS-
220 appear to be most popular during festival time. In section 2 the
problem domain and related research questions are addressed. Section 3
gives the background to the project including the literature review and
state of the art as it is today. Second 4 gives the requirements analysis
while section 5 provides the project plan and design. Section 6 discusses
the research methods for the next stages of the project. Finally, the
conclusions are given in Section 7.
2. Problem domain and research questions
In robotics, the primary problem refers to developing "The Programming
Mind set" rather than to have skill in a particular language. My research
goal is to develop proficiency in programming outlook. This can be
evaluated both with quantitative and qualitative research.
Research Questions
The research questions are listed below:
1) Is Programming essential in robotics?
2) Has the human‐robot interfacing technologies improved?
3) Is the use of robots cost effective?
4) Is the assistance of robot technology increasing?
5) What is the role of Arduino in robotic functioning?
6) What is the role of sensors in robot’s characteristics?
3. Background and Project Objective
Arduino means a tiny computer, which has a powerful platform by using
which various tasks could be performed easily. The robot is interfaced
Project title: Robot – Assembling and Interfacing