• Prerequisites
• Expected results
• TFG (6 to 8 month projects)
  • Project 1: Development of an Arduino UNO compatible shield for the ProtoCREA robot
    • Task 1.1. Analysis and definitions
    • Task 1.2. Design and basic tests
    • Task 1.3. Fabrication
    • Task 1.4. Integration in the robot
  • Project 2: Imagination + Engineering: some scenarios to teach robotics in school
    • Task 2.1. Scenarios for teaching
    • Task 2.2. Robotic Plug-ins
    • Task 2.3. Quality Tests
    • Task 2.4. Experiment
• TFM (8 to 12 month projects)
  • Project 1: Implementing an integrated people recognizer
    • Task 1.1.
    • References

Prerequisites

• C++/Python development skills, also Arduino would be helpful.
• Git/SVN versioning systems (not mandatory, they can be learned on the go).
• Basic knowledge of 3D printers, control engineering, basic AI, computer vision, robotics would be helpful.
• ROS knowledge would be helpful (not mandatory, ROS indigo version).
• Linux knowledge would be helpful (all the robots code runs on Ubuntu 14.04).
• English skills would be helpful (research articles are usually in this language).

Expected results

• Things you will learn (if you do not know previously):
  • ROS
  • robotics perception
  • robotics control
  • standard computer science skills
  • machine learning (depending on project)
  • optimization techniques (depending on project)
• If all goes well, a publication for the TFM projects is more than reasonable.
• A cool demo is always something to be proud of.

TFG (6 to 8 month projects)

Project 1: Development of an Arduino UNO compatible shield for the ProtoCREA robot

Robot: ProtoCREA

Supervisor: Raúl Pérula-Martínez (UC3M)

Supervisor: Félix Rodríguez Cañadillas (CREA Robótica Educativa)

Status: Assigned (Fernando Landrove Castellanos)

Task 1.1. Analysis and definitions

• Analyze different kind of Arduino-based boards.
• Define power stage for 2 DC motors (using 2 digital IO pins).
• Define safe connections.
• 3 US (4 pins, 3 connectors, no PWM).
• 6 analog (3 pins, 6 connectors).
• 3 digital (3 pins, 4 connectors, PWM).
• I2C (compass, inclinometer, accelerometer).
• Define power control.
• Define ON/OFF and Reset buttons.

Task 1.2. Design and basic tests

• Design the power stage.
• Design shield.
• Tests in a prototype.

Task 1.3. Fabrication

• Build shield.
• Exhaustive tests.

Task 1.4. Integration in the robot

• Try some common scenarios using the new shield in their tasks.

Project 2: Imagination + Engineering: some scenarios to teach robotics in school

Robot: ProtoCREA

Supervisor: Raúl Pérula-Martínez (UC3M)

Supervisor: Félix Rodríguez Cañadillas (CREA Robótica Educativa)

Status: Assigned (Víctor Jiménez Bermejo)

Task 2.1. Scenarios for teaching

• Find the most useful scenarios for teaching robotics.
• Design those scenarios in a cheaper way.
• Decide what sensors or actuators are necessary.

Task 2.2. Robotic Plug-ins

• Design several modular plug-ins for each scenario.
• Print those designs using a 3D printer.

Task 2.3. Quality Tests

• Test every plug-in developed using the real robot.
• Document a complete example of use for each scenario.

Task 2.4. Experiment

• Do a questionnaire asking some children in a school if the scenarios and plug-ins are useful.

TFM (8 to 12 month projects)

Project 1: Implementing an integrated people recognizer

Robot: Maggie Research Robot

Supervisor: Raúl Pérula-Martínez

Status: Not Assigned

Task 1.1.

References