ISAAC Project

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ISAAC Project
Alberto Tarizzo 328-41.77.108
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Index

• History
• Isaac Team 2006
• Humanoid Robotics
• Humanoid Robotics and research
• Research in mechanichs electronics computer
  engineering area
• Press Review
• Partners
• Why support us
• Sponsorship

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Isaacs History
IsaacTeam is founded, a team of students of the
Politecnico di Torino whose goal is to di
participate the RoboCup competition with their
first humanoid robot prototype Isaac. The
technical-scientific director of the project is
Professor Menga, docente of automatic controls
at the department of Automatics and Computer
Science Engeenery.

• October 2002 ?
• - 2003 ?
• - 2004 ?
• - 2005 ?
• - 2006 ?

RoboCup Padua RoboCup Lisbona RoboCup Osaka
A new prototype, I-2, is realized to take the
place of old Isaac. A copy of I-2 s mechanical
structure has been given to the Austrian
University Fachhochschule Technikum Kaernten,
which will also participate to RoboCup 2007.
Next appointment 4 - 7 october 2006
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Isaac Team 2006
Alberto Tarizzo Team leader. Design engineer
and structural analysis
Prof. Giuseppe Menga Technical and scientific
coordinator
Carmine Pristerà Dynamic walk development
Stefano Scalverano Operative System and
Software interface
Giuseppe Romeo - Dynamic walk development
Andrea Gazzani Java Software and high level
programming
Andi Shyti Low level programming and Networking.
Dario Trimarchi Electronics and on-board
sensoristics
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Humanoid Robotics
Developing a humanoid robot leads to the
possibility of using it in various fields
- Entertainment
Study and simulation of motion disabilities and
equilibrium
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• - Prothesis developement

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Research Areas in Humanoid Robotics

• From the birth of this project 3 reasearch areas
  have been mainly developed
• - Equilibrium control
• - Mathematic model perfectioning
• - Research of a walk strategy
• The core of future research is
• - Walk integrtion in equilibrium in equilibrium
  sphere
• - Developement of sensoristics and perception
  skills
• Self perception
• Pressure sensors on feet
• Torque sensors on joints

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Mechanics Research Areas

• The development in mechanichal area of this
  project is based on the following guide lines
• Weight reduction and structure stiffening
• - Ultra light alloy utilization and composite
  materials
• Details planning in composite materials
• Study of metallic and composite materials
  interactions.
• Realization of motor unit without backlash, very
  compact and light.

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Electronics Research Areas

• The core of future researches in electronics
  sphere is
• Smart Joint planning, which guarantees an
  improvement of robot stability, permitting a
  higher speed of reaction and an unburdening of
  computational cost by the main computer.
• Advanced sensoristics planning (pressure sensors
  based on diaphragm pattern, trim sensor based on
  solid state accelerometers and gyroscopes).
• Planning of power modules for brushless motors

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Computer Science Research Areas

• Real Time Programming
• Study of algoritmi brushless motors azionamenti.
• Distribuited Computer Architecture by the use of
  field networking for the interconnection of
  intelligent peripherials.
• Hardware planning to minimize weight and costs.
• Vision moving images interpretation
• Optimization of control and decision algoritmi

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Press Review
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Partners

• Sponsor

Technical Partner
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Why Support Us

• Privileged channel to become in contact with the
  world of university reasearch and qualified human
  resources.
• Acquisition of a technological background on
  computer architectures
• And programming for real time environment
• - Controls and power modules in electronics
  area.
• - Simulation and study of physiology in
  biomedical and sanitary sphere
• Image comeback

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Sponsorship Forms

• Main sponsorship ways, whose we need, are
• Economic ponsorship
• Scolarship offer and thesis bonus.
• Components (computer, raw materials, laboratory
  equipments , sensors ecc..)
• Services (components to order, production of
  components in composite materials).

Demar company, for example, realized the feet
carbonium shelter assembled on the I2 prototype
for free.
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