Millard, Alan Gregory orcid.org/0000-0002-4424-5953, Joyce, Russell Andrew orcid.org/0000-0002-6773-3837, Hilder, James Alan et al. (5 more authors) (2017) The Pi-puck extension board: a Raspberry Pi interface for the e-puck robot platform. In: IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 24-28 Sep 2017.
Abstract
This paper presents the Pi-puck extension board - an interface between the e-puck robot platform and a Raspberry Pi single-board computer that enhances the processing power, memory capacity, and networking capabilities of the robot at a low cost. It allows high-level control algorithms, wireless communication, and computationally expensive operations such as real-time image processing to be handled by a Raspberry Pi, while the e-puck's microcontroller deals with low-level motor control and sensor interfacing. Although two similar extension boards for the e-puck robot platform already exist, they are now out-dated and expensive in comparison. Our open-source hardware design and supporting software infrastructure offer an inexpensive upgrade to the e-puck robot, transforming it into the Pi-puck – a modern and flexible new platform for mobile robotics research.
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Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item |
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Authors/Creators: |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Copyright 2017 IEEE - All rights reserved. |
Keywords: | Raspberry Pi,e-puck,Pi-puck,Extension board,Interface,Robot platform |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Electronic Engineering (York) The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Computer Science (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC EP/N007050/1 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 27 Sep 2017 14:30 |
Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2025 00:12 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2017.8202233 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1109/IROS.2017.8202233 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:120310 |
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