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學生被要求在一個學期內(nèi)，快速組合機器人設(shè)計所需的工程組件。機器人的控制系統(tǒng)要求兼容部件的連接，包括傳感器和制動器的結(jié)合，控制算法，以及先進的圖像處理。NI LabVIEW 軟件為學生提供了一個完整的工程實踐開發(fā)環(huán)境。 
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使用NI 9401 C系列數(shù)字I/O模塊，小組利用編碼器來測量速度和位置。通過與硬件的緊密結(jié)合，他們可以快速的從多個傳感器中獲得數(shù)據(jù)。 分析庫 
為了確定機器人的狀態(tài)，該小組采用了數(shù)學函數(shù)進行卡爾曼濾波。他們利用了LabVIEW 內(nèi)置的數(shù)學函數(shù)，對傳感器測量的數(shù)據(jù)進行了內(nèi)聯(lián)分析。 自定義用戶界面 
為了檢測到障礙物，學生利用NI視覺軟件進行采集，處理并顯示來自攝像頭的圖像。利用用戶界面，學生通過色彩和視覺紋理來識別障礙。 部署目標 
機器人采用嵌入式實時處理器和現(xiàn)場可編程門陣列（FPGA）實現(xiàn)高級控制。模塊化I/O系統(tǒng)與傳感器和制動器連接，來進行實時圖像處理。 技術(shù)方法 
學生利用FPGA技術(shù)的優(yōu)點來采集時序要求嚴格的數(shù)據(jù)，以控制機器人。與VHDL相比，LabVIEW 圖形化編程簡化了嵌入式FPGA程序編程的復雜性。 設(shè)計方法 
為了整合現(xiàn)有的代碼，學生采用了調(diào)用庫函數(shù)節(jié)點，將ANSI C中開發(fā)的算法合并到LabVIEW程序中。結(jié)合LabVIEW中的多種編程方式，學生實現(xiàn)了代碼重用和開發(fā)優(yōu)化。