Robotic handling and manipulation of soft and heterogenous objects can be a very challenging task. Current robot technology is largely unable to manipulate soft, heterogenous objects beyond simple pick-and-place operations. This translates to a lack of automation in various industries where such tasks are currently performed by manual labor. The MOZART project aims to solve this and takes a drastically different approach toward manipulation by using a deformable manipulation surface.
Because of this radically new concept, only a few other similar designs exist, and no previous attempts to analyze these solutions and gain an overview of the current landscape in this field have been made. Part of the focus of this project will be to explore solutions for similar surface manipulation systems, compare them and assess their approach and effectiveness in achieving motion for objects.
Furthermore, this project builds the foundation and knowledge for developing a simulator for the MOZART project. Therefore, this project aims to explore simulation frameworks and techniques, as well as discuss relevant considerations and requirements when applying this to manipulation surfaces, to propose an approach towards developing a simulation framework suited for the MOZART project.
This project will mainly consist of literature studies to find and compare existing manipulation surface solutions as well as simulation techniques and frameworks. Furthermore, exploratory programming and small prototype implementations of simulators will be developed to test the aforementioned frameworks and techniques in order to determine the best approach moving forward.
Because of this radically new concept, only a few other similar designs exist, and no previous attempts to analyze these solutions and gain an overview of the current landscape in this field have been made. Part of the focus of this project will be to explore solutions for similar surface manipulation systems, compare them and assess their approach and effectiveness in achieving motion for objects.
Furthermore, this project builds the foundation and knowledge for developing a simulator for the MOZART project. Therefore, this project aims to explore simulation frameworks and techniques, as well as discuss relevant considerations and requirements when applying this to manipulation surfaces, to propose an approach towards developing a simulation framework suited for the MOZART project.
This project will mainly consist of literature studies to find and compare existing manipulation surface solutions as well as simulation techniques and frameworks. Furthermore, exploratory programming and small prototype implementations of simulators will be developed to test the aforementioned frameworks and techniques in order to determine the best approach moving forward.
- Teacher: Kasper Støy