Virtual prototype of a controller by stages for a robotic arm in an AS/RS application
Prototipado virtual de un controlador por etapas para un brazo robótico en una aplicación AS/RS
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In this research paper we present the design and rapid prototyping processes of a stage-based controller for a robotic arm in an automatic search and retrieval system (ASLRS) of books in a library, called Biblio-bot. The design of a stage-based controller uses sequential and combinational decision rules based on state machines and flow charts of the Simulink State flow environment. This toolbox allows automatic code generation at real-time execution and validation of designs in virtual reality environments. We show outcomes of the Biblio-bot project concerning the design and tuning of books, recovery processes using the robotic arm. This process is the most critical task in the Biblio-bot system performance.