Desenvolvimento de um robô móvel diferencial didático para o ensino de robótica

Abstract

Educational robotics is an area that has been addressed since 1970s in Brazil. Introduced by Seymour Papert and Marvin Minsky, educational robotics seeks to immerse students and teachers in the practical context of robotics, facilitating the learning of concepts such as logical thinking and problem solving. A differential mobile robot, or differential traction robot, is a versatile modular vehicle that has wheels on the same (virtual) axis that can be driven independently. This work aims to develop a didactic differential mobile robot that can be used by the disciplines of the Federal Technological University of Paraná computer engineering course. In addition to the robot, it is also proposed the development of an example algorithm so that the autonomous vehicle can avoid obstacles, and also the creation of a library with intermediate functions to facilitate the understanding and ability of course students to design their own programs for the mobile robot.