Publications

Papers in conference proceedings

• Faigl, J. - Chudoba, J. - Košnar, K. - Kulich, M. - Saska, M. - et al.: SyRoTek - A Robotic System for Education. In First International Conference on Robotics in Education, Bratislava [CD-ROM]. Bratislava: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 2010, p. 37-42. ISBN 978-80-227-3353-3. [download]
  
  Abstract: This paper presents insight to ideas and the current state of the project SyRoTek - System for a robotic e-learning that aims to create a platform for students’ practical verification of gained knowledge in the fields of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. A set of real mobile robots is being developed in order to provide remote access to real hardware for enrolled students. The advantage of the real system over a pure virtual simulated environment is in realistic confrontation with noise and uncertainty that is an indivisible part of the real world. In such a system, students can acquire in deep understanding of main studied principles in an attractive form, as students (especially future engineers) like to control real things. On the other side, this can be a potential issue if an accessibility to the system have to be guaranteed in 24/7 mode. In SyRoTek, robots are designed with special attention to long-term and heavy duty usage. Moreover, safety mechanisms are realized in several layers of the proposed software architecture that provide access to robot control and sensors. In addition, support for semi-autonomous evaluation of students’ solution of their assignments is a part of the system.


• Kulich, M. - Faigl, J. - Chudoba, J. - Košnar, K.: A Visualization System for Teaching Intelligent Mobile. In Proceedings of The 2nd International Conference on Simulation, Modeling, and Programming for Autonomus Robots [CD-ROM]. Berlin: Springer, 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-17318-9. [download]
  
  Abstract: This paper is concerned with a visualization of sensory data in the SyRoTek project that aims to create an e-learning platform for supporting teaching mobile robotics and artificial intelligence. The visualization is based on the Stage simulator that is extended to support multiview configuration and combination of real scenes and simulated environments scenes in a single visualization window. The modified Stage becomes a standalone visualization application that can be used for online and offline video creation. Moreover, the application can be used in the development process of robot control application. It helps students to debug their applications and to understand the robot perception of the real surrounding environment in realtime or from recorded/logged data.


• Kulich, M. - Košnar, K. - Chudoba, J. - Faigl, J. - Přeučil, L.: On a Mobile Robotics E-learning System. In Proceedings of the Twentieth European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research. Vienna: Austrian Society for Cybernetics Studies, 2010, p. 597-602. ISBN 978-3-85206-178-8. [download]
  
  Abstract: With huge expansion of artificial intelligence and mobile robotics technologies into many industrial applications as well as day-to-day activities it is necessary to train students to understand and manage these technologies. The key of successful education is then to provide access to real data from nowadays sensors used in the area. The main goal of the SyRoTek system described in the paper is to afford students in basic and advanced courses in the field opportunity to control real robots with real sensors via web. Moreover, the system will be open to skilled public for test/verification purposes. The designed SyRoTek system comprises a team of 12 tele-operated mobile robots acting in 24/7 maintenance-free environment equipped with charging docks and reconfigurable system of obstacles, all being observable and accessible via Internet.


• Faigl, J. - Chudoba, J. - Košnar, K. - Kulich, M. - Saska, M. - et al.: SyRoTek - A Robotic System for Education. In First International Conference on Robotics in Education, Bratislava [CD-ROM]. Bratislava: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 2010, p. 37-42. ISBN 978-80-227-3353-3. [download]
  
  Abstract: SyRoTek (a system for a robotic e-learning) is a robotic virtual laboratory being developed at Czech Technical University in Prague. SyRoTek provides access to real mobile robots placed in an arena with dynamically reconfigurable obstacles enabling variety of tasks in the field of mobile robotics and artificial intelligence. The robots are equipped with several sensors allowing students to realize how robots’ perception works and how to deal with uncertainties of the real world. An insight to a technical solution of the SyRoTek project is presented in this paper. Detailed description of the newly developed educational robotic platform, motivated by identified requirements of SyRoTek, is presented together with a description of the arena and its functionalites. An overview of user access to SyRoTek, particularly how the robot is controlled and how sensory data are read is presented as well.

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