Authors:
João Braun
1
;
2
;
José Lima
3
;
2
;
Paulo Costa
1
;
3
and
António Moreira
1
;
3
Affiliations:
1
Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto (FEUP), University of Porto, R. Dr. Roberto Frias, Porto, Portugal
;
2
Research Centre of Digitalization and Intelligent Robotics, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, Bragança, Portugal
;
3
INESC Technology and Science, FEUP, R. Dr. Roberto Frias, Porto, Portugal
Keyword(s):
Digital Twin, Robotics Competitions, AGV, Simulation, DC Motors.
Abstract:
Robotics competitions are environments that foster teamwork, AI, and technology development by encouraging students, researchers, and academics to test their solutions against each other. These competitions often challenge the competitors’ prototypes with tasks specifically designed to benchmark them with the current optimal solutions. During the prototype stages of a robot, the development costs and time spent are often higher than other stages, as changes in the prototype are frequent. Simulation is often used to reduce these variables as it allows flexibility in all development stages before transitioning to the real scenario. However, a digital twin can be used to increase even further flexibility and effectiveness. Digital twins are virtual representations of real assets, providing replication and prediction of real scenario events, and real-time monitoring of the real object. Thus, this paper presents the development of a digital twin of an automatic guided vehicle (AGV) to the
Robot@Factory Lite competition and the tests performed to validate the approach.
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