The Pi-puck Ecosystem: Hardware and Software Support for the e-puck and e-puck2

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

Abstract

This paper presents a hardware revision of the Pi-puck extension board that now includes support for the e-puck2. This Raspberry Pi interface for the e-puck robot provides a feature-rich experimentation platform suitable for multi-robot and swarm robotics research. We also present a new expansion board that features a 9-DOF IMU and XBee interface for increased functionality. We detail the revised Pi-puck hardware and software ecosystem, including ROS support that now allows mobile robotics algorithms and utilities developed by the ROS community to be leveraged by swarm robotics researchers. We also present the results of an illustrative multi-robot mapping experiment using new long-range Time-of-Flight distance sensor modules, to demonstrate the ease-of use and efficacy of this new Pi-puck ecosystem.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSwarm Intelligence. ANTS 2020.
EditorsMarco Dorigo , Thomas Stützle, Maria J. Blesa, Christian Blum, Heiko Hamann, Mary Katherine Heinrich, Volker Strobel
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer
Pages243-255
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9783030603762
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Oct 2020
EventInternational Conference on Swarm Intelligence - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: 26 Oct 202028 Oct 2020

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
PublisherSpringer
Volume12421
ISSN (Print)0302-9743

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Swarm Intelligence
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period26/10/2028/10/20

Bibliographical note

This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details.

Cite this