The Design and Implementation of a Robotics Teaching Platform using LabView and a cRIO, USA

[Sandmann]

Contact Information

University: University of Oklahoma    

Team Member(s): Jacob Henderson, Jordan Kuehn, David Sandmann, Matt Schoelen

Faculty Advisors: Dr. John Fagan    

Email Address: david.d.sandmann-1@ou.edu

Country: USA

Project Information

Title: The Design and Implementation of a Robotics Teaching Platform using LabView and a cRIO, USA

Description:

Development of a humanoid robotic teaching platform and can be used in a classroom setting.  Designed such that new technologies can be included with little or no modifications.

Products:

cRIO 9074, NI 9401, NI 9403, NI 9206, NI 9263 and NI 9505

LabView 2011

The Challenge:

Design and Implement a unique robotics teaching and research platform.   A learning platform in which all of the low level control has been implemented and futrue work can be done using this robot as a basis for hans-on robotics work.  All low level control has been implemented in LabView and a user

interface has been developed.

The Solution:

How does the project work:

Please see PDF attached entitled "Design and Implementation of a Robotics Teaching Platform"

Numerous VI's attached also, not allow to upload all of the code.

Images:

More pictures to follow:

Painted Robot

View of Control Area

Benefits of LabView and NI products:

LabView will allow other students to be able to easily follow the programming and implementation of other functions.  This project will be able to be seemlessly incorporated into any robot class/project because LabView will

allow others to adapt NI modules with ease.  No more trying to catch-up with what has been done before.  Modules can be added or removed depending on the control application or task(s) needed to be accomplished.

Nominate Your Professor: (optional)

Dr. John Fagan.  Dr. Fagan teaches a LabView course entitled "Measurement and Automation".  The course is open to all engineering students from electrical, mechanical, industrial to aerospace.  He creates special projects for each class and encourges outside projects to be brought in and developed with LabView and NI products.