Embedded Robotics: Mobile Robot Design and Applications with Embedded Systems
This book presents a unique combination of mobile robots and embedded systems, from introductory to intermediate level. It is structured in three parts, dealing with embedded systems (hardware and software design, actuators, sensors, PID control, multitasking), mobile robot design (driving, balancing, walking, and flying robots), and mobile robot applications (mapping, robot soccer, genetic algorithms, neural networks, behavior-based systems, and simulation). The book is written as a text for courses in computer science, computer engineering, IT, electronic engineering, and mechatronics, as well as a guide for robot hobbyists and researchers.
Why Read This Book
You will get a practical, system-level treatment of how embedded hardware and firmware come together in mobile robots — covering sensor and actuator interfacing, PID and balancing control, real-time tasking, and higher-level behaviors such as mapping and robot soccer. The book mixes worked examples, project-style labs and simulation material so you can apply the concepts to real microcontroller-based robots even if you swap its older hardware examples for modern parts.
Who Will Benefit
Best suited for intermediate students, hobbyists, and embedded engineers who want to apply microcontroller firmware, sensor/motor interfacing, and control algorithms to mobile-robot and mechatronics projects.
