Robot Programming

Program robots in MATLAB and Simulink

Robot programming involves designing the controller that governs robot behavior. Because of the growing complexity of robotics, modeling and simulation are becoming crucial to understanding how the controller interacts with the robot’s environmental perception, mobility, and interaction. Modeling and simulation help engineers refine the system design and eliminate errors before developing hardware prototypes.

You can model and simulate robot controls with MATLAB and Simulink. The products improve robot programming by enabling you to:

• Model perception and mobility systems
• Use simulation to design and validate your control algorithms
• Generate C code from your simulation model

Examples and How To

• Developing Multivariable Control Systems for Robotics (Webinar)
• How a Differential Equation Becomes a Robot (Webinar)
• Programming LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT (Webinar)
• LEGO MINDSTORMSNXT Support from MATLAB and Simulink (Hardware Support)
• Alstom Festo AG Develops Innovative Robotic Arm Using Model-Based Design (User Story)
• Reconfigurable Robot Enables University of Toronto Students to Study Realistic Industrial Robots (User Story)

Software Reference

• Assemble a Double-Pendulum Model (Example)
• Code Generation from MATLAB Code (Documentation)
• Code Generation from Simulink Models (Documentation)

See also: mechatronics, Cyber-Physical Systems, SimMechanics, SimPowerSystems, Control System Toolbox, Embedded Coder