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  UC-win/Road for RoboCar®

UC-win/Road for RoboCar® plug-in option US$3,360 (Tax is not included.)
An integration of car robotics platform and Virtual Reality
    Initial release : September 21, 2010

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Program Overview
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UC-win/Road for RoboCar plug-in option is an integrated simulation system with car robotics platform scale model car "Robocar" and real time VR "UC-win/Road".
VR simulation system can be used to control 1/10 electric car scale model on model road. This can be performed by integrating "UC-win/Road", which is the virtual reality soft with well-developed driving simulation function and "Robo car", which is the car robotics platform mounted robot technology.

This system allows users to create precision space images, many different styles of traffic environment and scenarios by using virtual space in VR, and experiment with them. It can be used for research development of car robotics including autonomous driving, advanced safety vehicle, and ITS.

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New Product Introduction

Movies
System introduction and performance of AirDriving & RoboCar YouTube
UC-win/Road for RoboCar® for AURELO YouTube

Car robotics and VR UC-win/Road for RoboCar® movie (May 17, 2010)
UC-win/Road for RoboCar® preview YouTube
RoboCar® "obstacle avoidance by stereo image recognition" YouTube

New Product Introduction

Seminar Information

Program Functions and Features
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■What is RoboCar®?
  • VR simulation system can be used to control 1/10 electric car scale model on model road. This can be performed by integrating "UC-win/Road", which is the virtual reality soft with well-developed driving simulation function and "Robo car", which is the car robotics platform mounted robot technology.

    This system allows users to create precision space images, many different styles of traffic environment and scenarios by using virtual space in VR, and experiment with them.
Running RoboCar® in the office Setting window of RoboCar®'s
vehicle performance


■Combination of UC-win/Road and RoboCar®
  • In UC-win/Road, detailed representation of 3D space with a wide variety of traffic situations and scenarios can be achieved, and users can drive in this 3D space freely, and RoboCar® is a 1/10 scale model of real car that can be driven around in physical reality. With the combination of these two products, simulation in mixed realities can be made possible for tests that cannot be carried out in virtual reality.
Creating the driving environments (upper)
and running in VR space can be performed. (lower)

■Case studies
  • R&D of car robotics
  • R&D of advanced safety vehicle and ITS
  • Research of hazard avoidance assist technology
  • Research of autonomous parking
  • Research of autonomous driving algorythm
  • Group control
  • Research of infra cooperation

■Data logging
Logged data Calculation of trajectories


■A variety of driving environments, interactions, and scenarios
  • You can set various driving environments such as weather and road condition, interaction with oncoming vehicle and pedestrian, and scenarios. Reverse driving is also supported.
Various driving environments and interaction can be supposed.

■UC-win/Road for RoboCar® Ver.2 for AURELO
  • 3D localization function with AR position-fixing system
  • Incremental encoders mounted on each wheel and the main motor to estimate the position and orientation of the RoboCar®
  • Laser Range finder, Infrared sensors and Stereo cameras to estimate the distance to the closest obstacles and identify known patterns for autonomous navigation
  • Wireless LAN adapter to allow a remote access to the RoboCar® from a distant
  • Accelerometer, Gyro
  • Temperature sensors

RoboCar® View from AURELO

■Proposed system
  • Vehicle control and imaging of driving operation via infrared depth sensor
    Linkage with UC-win/Road enables you to experience the driving simulation by holding the virtual steering wheel and moving the arms. It is possible to keep the natural situation which is very close to the actual driving operation.
    Steering operation (right / left turning)
  • Driving simulation with 6-axis motion sensor
    You can drive in UC-win/Road by using 6-axis motion sensor on iPhone.
    Linkage with UC-win/Road makes it possible to operate RoboCar® with iPhone. Rotate iPhone to control the steering and touch buttons in the screen to control the pedals.

Scale model car powered by robotic technology (made by ZMP) http://www.zmp.co.jp/
RoboCar® RoboCar® & SDK: US$8,000(Tax is not included.) >> UC-win/Road SDK

RoboCar® Structure of the platform

Sophisticated environment recognition platform

  • Stereo camera image processing module
    With the built-in stereo camera and image processing module, realize real time image processing and experiments on autonomous motion algorithms inside a laboratory.

  • Infrared distance sensors
    The platform is equipped with infrared sensors that can be used for obstacle detection, parking assistance, etc. Sensors are placed on the front, rear and flanks of the car, users can freely decide of their location.

  • Small size laser range finder
    As an option, a small laser range finder can be mounted on the platform. It is very useful to achieve a real autonomous motion system.


Electric car scale model
  • Electric car system
    As the ECU (Electronic control unit), main controller that controls the motor driver, the main motor and the servo motor for the steering gear. We propose a real electric car system.

  • Wireless remote control
    Using the Wi-Fi module, you can control the model car remotely from a PC or remote controller. It is useful for research that need direct human control of the vehicle.


Use case examples

  • Test of obstacle avoidance algorithm

    Research on autonomous driving


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  UC-win/Road RoboCar® Auto parking plugin
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This system allows for the automatic operation of a steering wheel at the time of parking based on the information from a camera or ultrasonic sensor by linkage between UC-win/Road and RoboCar®. Parking can be conducted automatically by the driver simply pressing the button outside the car.
Overview of the RoboCar® Auto parking system

Automatic Parking System by RoboCar®
  • Synchronizing with the model of UC-win/Road, the scene of automatic parking can be checked in VR.
  • The automatic parking system enables parking and parallel parking to a selected space from selected position.
  • UC-win/Road easily enables the creation of a virtual parking lot.
  • The view point can be changed so that the scene of automatic parking can be verified from a variety of positions.
 
Automatic parking scene checked
on UC-win/Road
The parking lot can be checked from any position.
  • AI (Artificial Intelligence) searches and decides routes.
      -Alters the route immediately if RoboCar is off the course.
      -Selects an efficient route from several routes
      -Avoids obstacles on the route and search a new route
  • Location information of RoboCar® is measured from the position and direction information acquired by AURELO (AUgmented REality LOcalization system), and a target parking spot is based on the parking place in the auto parking system.

Future development
  • A control system is planned to be equipped inside the RoboCar®. It will be able to park automatically in more realistic way such as acquiring information from AURELO, searching and deciding routes, and finding available spaces by itself by using sensor information from stereo cameras.

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