Omnidirectional robotic platform : the control of an omnidirectional robotic platform for use in robot soccer

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dc.contributor.advisorMcPhillips, Graemeen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorMarais, Stephenen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorReed, Brandonen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLevesque, Sally-Annen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T11:21:08Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T11:21:08Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.description.abstractThe University of Cape Town competes in a national robot soccer competition. Teams of five small robots compete in the game of soccer without any human intervention. The robots are controlled by the artificial intelligence on a host computer connected to an overhead imaging system. The host computer controls the robots by sending them instructions via wireless communications. The robot soccer platform calls for the integration of electronic, mechanical and computer technologies and provides an exciting area for research. UCT first competed in the robot soccer competition in 2003, using differential drive robots designed by Graeme McPhillips. Research has shown that in the international robot soccer competition, teams are replacing their differential drive robots with omnidirectional robots – robots which can move in any direction without first changing their orientation to face the direction of motion. These robots have proved to be highly manoeuvrable and the winning teams in the small robot league are consistently those that use omnidirectional robots. In 2004, Craig Inman-Bamber designed and implemented UCT’s first omnidirectional robot platform. It is this platform that this dissertation is concerned with controlling. Electronic components were designed and implemented and software code written to control the robot in an omnidirectional manner.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLevesque, S. (2008). <i>Omnidirectional robotic platform : the control of an omnidirectional robotic platform for use in robot soccer</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5518en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLevesque, Sally-Ann. <i>"Omnidirectional robotic platform : the control of an omnidirectional robotic platform for use in robot soccer."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5518en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLevesque, S. 2008. Omnidirectional robotic platform : the control of an omnidirectional robotic platform for use in robot soccer. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Levesque, Sally-Ann AB - The University of Cape Town competes in a national robot soccer competition. Teams of five small robots compete in the game of soccer without any human intervention. The robots are controlled by the artificial intelligence on a host computer connected to an overhead imaging system. The host computer controls the robots by sending them instructions via wireless communications. The robot soccer platform calls for the integration of electronic, mechanical and computer technologies and provides an exciting area for research. UCT first competed in the robot soccer competition in 2003, using differential drive robots designed by Graeme McPhillips. Research has shown that in the international robot soccer competition, teams are replacing their differential drive robots with omnidirectional robots – robots which can move in any direction without first changing their orientation to face the direction of motion. These robots have proved to be highly manoeuvrable and the winning teams in the small robot league are consistently those that use omnidirectional robots. In 2004, Craig Inman-Bamber designed and implemented UCT’s first omnidirectional robot platform. It is this platform that this dissertation is concerned with controlling. Electronic components were designed and implemented and software code written to control the robot in an omnidirectional manner. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - Omnidirectional robotic platform : the control of an omnidirectional robotic platform for use in robot soccer TI - Omnidirectional robotic platform : the control of an omnidirectional robotic platform for use in robot soccer UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5518 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/5518
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLevesque S. Omnidirectional robotic platform : the control of an omnidirectional robotic platform for use in robot soccer. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2008 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5518en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Mechanical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherMechanical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleOmnidirectional robotic platform : the control of an omnidirectional robotic platform for use in robot socceren_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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