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Robot Arm Position-Velocity Control

This is the project file created at the end of the Robot Arm position and velocity control tutorial. It uses the Usb2Dynamixel IO controller to move the robot arm servos and demonstrates how to control both the velocity and position of a servo simultaneously from within your neural network.

File size	802 K
Downloads	130
Date	Thu 10/09/2014 @ 07:51
Author	David Cofer
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Robot Arm XBee Simulation

This is the project file created at the end of the Robot Arm XBee tutorial. It uses the XBee interface along with the Firmata controller to allow a user to control the robot arms movements using an UartSBee interface module.

File size	213 K
Downloads	20
Date	Thu 10/09/2014 @ 07:45
Author	David Cofer
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Robot Arm Control Base Simulation

This is the project file for the Robot Arm Firmata tutorial after the changes from the second tutorial have been added. This project controls both the simulation and real robot to move over, pick up a ball, and then drop it into a bin. If you want to skip the first and second tutorials and just start setting up a simulation to control a robot you can use this to jump right into the first part of the robot control tutorial.

File size	297 K
Downloads	57
Date	Tue 09/16/2014 @ 07:39
Author	David Cofer
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Robot Arm Simulation Setup Base

This is the project file for the Robot Arm Firmata tutorial after the changes from the first tutorial have been added. If you want to skip the first tutorial and just start setting up a simulation to control a robot you can use this to jump right into the first part of the robot control tutorial.

File size	187 K
Downloads	28
Date	Sun 09/14/2014 @ 02:12
Author	David Cofer
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Robot Arm Base Simulation

This is the base simulation on which the Robot Arm Firmata tutorial is first built. It is the base for all of the following robot arm tutorials. It has the robot arm physical structure built and ready, but there it has none of the neural network or robotic interfaces added yet. You will learn how to add that later during the videos.

File size	144 K
Downloads	79
Date	Mon 09/08/2014 @ 07:15
Author	David Cofer
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Bioloid Frame Models

This zip file contains models for all of the parts of the Robotis comprehensive frame kit and Dynamixel servo motors. It has high-polygon CAD models for each of the parts that I downloaded from Humanoid Robot Lab. However, these models are too large to really use for graphics within a simulation. They are too large to work well in a simulation system. Therefore, I used these as a base, along with some other meshes I found on the Robotis site, to build low polygon versions of each part. They still look nice, but the polygon count has been reduced significantly. This makes it easy to use them as the graphics for your robot simulations while using standard geometric shapes for the dynamics. I also have a couple of project files in there where I have combined the parts as needed to build major components for robot arms and legs. All of the models were created or imported into Google Sketchup, so the zip file contains Sketchup project files for each model. This makes it very easy to put these parts together into a larger mesh for the robot part you are building.

File size	67 M
Downloads	86
Date	Sun 09/07/2014 @ 03:40
Author	SuperUser Account
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Joint Constraint and Friction Tutorial

This tutorial demonstrates how to add relaxation to any of the constraint equations for a joint. This allows you to put a small amount of give into your joints so they are not perfectly stiff. This generates a much more realistic simulation. The tutorial also describes how to add friction to the prismatic and hinge joints. This allows them to slowly damp their motion over time instead of just swinging forever. This also greatly increases the realism of simulations.

File size	8 K
Downloads	23
Date	Fri 06/07/2013 @ 07:51
Author	david cofer
EMail	dcofer@mindcreators.com

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Meshes Tutorial

This tutorial describes how to find and use meshes within your simulations. It shows you how to use Google's Sketchup application to find free 3-D meshes that you can download, modify, and add to an AnimatLab simulation. It also goes over the different ways you can use meshes in a simulation, and which are the most efficient. Finally, this tutorial also demonstrates how to use the material type editor to setup different collision materials that control how the parts in your simulation interact when they collide with one another. This includes things like linear and angular friction, and the stiffness and damping between part collisions.

File size	2861 K
Downloads	27
Date	Fri 06/07/2013 @ 07:49
Author	david cofer
EMail	dcofer@mindcreators.com

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Locust Tumbling Version 2

This is a simulation of a locust jumping and controlling its rate of tumbling by activating muscles in its abdomen. This allows it to control the pitch of its body during the jump to ensure that the force of the jump moves through its center of mass. This simulation has been converted to run in version 2.0 of AnimatLab and is fully described by the locust tumbling paper that can also be found in the warehouse or by using the following reference.

Cofer, D., Cymbalyuk G., Heitler W.J., and Edwards D.H. (2010) Control of tumbling during the locust jump. J Exp Biol., 213(Pt 19), p. 3378-87

File size	6769 K
Downloads	34
Date	Fri 06/07/2013 @ 06:33
Author	david cofer
EMail	dcofer@mindcreators.com

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Locust Kicking Version 2

This is a locust kicking simulation that was converted to work in version 2 of AnimatLab. The locust starts out in the air on its back and it is frozen in place so it does not fall, but its legs can move freely. The kick neural circuitry is activate to generate the kicking motion. This simulation is fully described in the locust jumping paper that is also available in the warehouse or by using the following reference.

Cofer, D. W., Cymbalyuk, G., Heitler, W. J. and Edwards, D. H. (2010). Neuromechanical simulation of the locust jump. J Exp Biol 213, 1060-1068

File size	7395 K
Downloads	29
Date	Fri 06/07/2013 @ 06:30
Author	david cofer
EMail	dcofer@mindcreators.com

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