Robotics Library Model of the PR2

Project Summary:

• Affiliated Group: UBC Collaborated Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems Lab (UBC CARIS Lab)
• Position: Resesarch Assistant (Full-Time: May-Aug. 2020, Part-Time: Sep.-May 2020)
• Independent and Team-based work
• Features: Robotics Library (RL) model of the PR2 robot arm, Gazebo, ROS, TrajOpt, SharePoint Lab Wiki Site
• Result/Status: RL model complete and implemented. Currently working with TrajOpt in ROS catkin workspace. SharePoint Lab Wiki Site developed.

Technical Development Summary

• Key Skills Developed: Robot Kinematics and Dynamics, Resesarch, ROS, Gazebo, Linux-Ubuntu, MATLAB, SolidWorks, Software Installation, Debugging, Machine Learning
• Key Challenges: Testing and troubleshooting model’s accuracy
• Primary Software Used: ROS, Robotics Library, Linux-Ubuntu

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Technical Communication Projects Summary

• Key Skills Developed: Technical Communication, Website Design and Development, Research, Citation, Documentation
• Primary Software Used: WordPress, SharePoint, Wiki, Common File Types