RoFICoM - First Open-Hardware Connector for Metamorphic Robots

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RoFICoM - First Open-Hardware Connector for Metamorphic Robots

MRÁZEK, Jan and Jiří BARNAT

Basic information

Original name

RoFICoM - First Open-Hardware Connector for Metamorphic Robots

Authors

MRÁZEK, Jan (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Jiří BARNAT (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Neuveden, 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), p. 2720-2725, 6 pp. 2019

Publisher

IEEE

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

10201 Computer sciences, information science, bioinformatics

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

References:

URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14330/19:00110967

Organization unit

Faculty of Informatics

ISBN

978-1-7281-4004-9

ISSN

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IROS40897.2019.8968167

UT WoS

000544658402045

Keywords in English

RoFI; metamorphic robots; connector

Abstract

V originále

We present RoFICoM, a new retractable connection device that allows for mechanical, electric, and data communication connection between separable robotic modules. The device is intentionally designed to be used in lattice-type metamorphic robots, however, its applicability is much wider. The main novelty of our solution lies primarily in a new unique flat design and spatial compactness of the connector. With a flat connector, much more space is left for the body of a robotic module in the structure. Moreover, the connector is also fully self-contained device with well defined mechanical, electrical and data interfaces, hence it can be easily embedded in various robotic solutions. Our RoFICoM connector is easy to produce, it is open-hardware and free for non-commercial use. In the paper, we give construction details and report on a couple of experiments we performed to demonstrate key features of the connection achieved with two RoFICoM devices.

Links

EF16_019/0000822, research and development project

Name: Centrum excelence pro kyberkriminalitu, kyberbezpečnost a ochranu kritických informačních infrastruktur

MUNI/A/1040/2018, interní kód MU

Name: Zapojení studentů Fakulty informatiky do mezinárodní vědecké komunity 19 (Acronym: SKOMU)

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

Citovat

MRÁZEK, Jan and Jiří BARNAT. RoFICoM - First Open-Hardware Connector for Metamorphic Robots. In 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). Neuveden: IEEE, 2019, p. 2720-2725. ISBN 978-1-7281-4004-9. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IROS40897.2019.8968167.

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MRÁZEK, Jan and Jiří BARNAT. RoFICoM - First Open-Hardware Connector for Metamorphic Robots. In \textit{2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)}. Neuveden: IEEE, 2019, p.~2720-2725. ISBN~978-1-7281-4004-9. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IROS40897.2019.8968167.

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