S2002-3-4 ケニアロボットコンテストへ向けたプラットフォームの開発と評価(技術教育・工学教育(3),社会変革を技術で廻す機械工学)

抄録

A platform robot was developed and evaluated as part of the technical cooperation with the Kenyan robot contest. The specification was designed to comply with the contest rule and to activate the beginners of the robotics. The platform was manufactured so as to realize the line tracing of the white line and the obtainment of the blocks. A PIC (Peripheral Interface Controller) device was utilized as the controller, and the LED and the switches were mounted on the printed circuit board as the user interface. The control board had the sufficient scalability which enabled the implementation of the block obtainment function based on the original design by the students. The results of integration test showed that the block obtainment unit which contained the solenoid coils and the original sensors was equipped with the desired performance on the contest. The whole process of the development of the platform contributed to enhance the ability of Engineering Design for the students.