Learning Robots

This wiki site is part of the Learning Robots module.

1. Connecting MATLAB and Arduino/Admoveo

1.1. Arduino support in MATLAB (no Admoveo robot support)

• MathWorks has a software package to support Arduino directly in MATLAB. You can find the package from its website. Please notice that:

  • You do need to login with your MATLAB account, in order to download the package and get access to other resources such as tutorials.

  • Check out the Additional Resources to find a useful Webinar.

  • In the downloaded zip file, readme.txt has very detailed instructions for installing the firmware to Arduino and the necessary library to MATLAB.

  • if you plan to use servo motors, you need the motor shield for MATLAB to control the motors properly using the given package.

  • To get the online documentation of the arduino class in MATLAB, type in "arduino(" and wait for a dialogue box to pop up:

    

1.2. MATLAB-Processing-Admoveo: Using matlabcontrol in Processing

• The matlabcontrol library for Java is available from http://code.google.com/p/matlabcontrol/

• To install the library to be used in Processing:

  1. Download "matlabcontrol jar with source files included" from http://code.google.com/p/matlabcontrol/downloads/list.

  2. Rename the jar file (for example, matlabcontrol-4.0.0.jar) to "matlabcontrol.jar".

  3. Create a directory in your Processing library path: <Sketchbook location>\libraries\matlabcontrol\library, put "matlabcontrol.jar" in this directory.

  4. To verify your installation, start processing, go to menu "Sketch->Import Libraries", you should be able to able to import "matlabcontrol":

     

2. Admoveo Robot

• Install Processing and the Processing library for controlling the Admoveo robot.

• Install Arduino software

• Prepare the Admoveo robot

3. Other interesting links

• AdmoveoNeuralNetwork

• MaxJavaArduino

• LegoBeyondToys