how to simulate a mobile robot using labview

[TK72]

Hello,

Is it possible to simulate the movement of a mobile robot using labview?

I mean, is it possible to have a graphics window to show these movements?

Thanks

[Jochen]

In LabVIEW there are several options to display animated graphics in 2D and 3D. Here are some examples that can be found in the example library that ships with LabVIEW:





If you need further information I would suggest to post this question with some more details (e. g. a picture of your robot, type of movements,...) in the LabVIEW forum.

Best regards,

Jochen Klier
National Instruments Germany

Message Edited by Jochen on 04-23-2007 10:46 AM

[TK72]

Dear Jochen

Thanks for this quick and informative reply.

I make a research on control of Mobile-Robot (Vehicle) in an environment with movable and fixed obstacles.

I want to simulate the movement of the vehicle and the obstacles in 2D screen. Then check different types of control systems to achieve Collision Avoidance. Is it possible using LabView?

Thanks.

TK

[Jochen]

TK,

the picture control that is used to animate the robot arm in the example above is a very powerful tool that should meet your requirements. I have found this example in our developer zone and it demos almost all aspects that you have mentioned:



If you run the example on your PC you will probably see quite rough graphical updates. You can improve the situation significantly by enabling "Smooth Updates" by right clicking onto the picture control and selecting this option under "Advanced".

I hope this helps,

Jochen Klier
National Instruments Germany

Message Edited by Jochen on 04-25-2007 05:40 PM