Platooning experiments with Lego Mindstorms robotic vehicles

A short video documenting some experiments with a multivehicle platoon
built from components of the popular Lego Mindstorms set. The whole
platoon is commanded to travel along a line. Each vehicle runs its own
local copy of a feedback controller, processing the measurements from
the ultrasonic proximity sensor (the built- in velocity controller is
relied upon). The motivation for these experiments was to confirm some
well-known facts from the platooning theory, about (in)stability of
certain feedback configurations, that is, propagation of the influence
of references and disturbances downstream was studied as well response
of the system to commanded change or distance between the vehicles.
Another motivation was.... to have some fun...:-)

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Lego
• Mindstorms
• Nxt
• Robot
• Platooning
• Distibuted control
• Autonomous vehicle
• Automated highway system
• Control engineering

[geertzand]

2:05 "fuck this shit, I'm leaving"

[niKobayle]

Excellent video. I loved the "behind the scene" :)

[5littleman13]

one problem... a "platoon" is a line of PEOPLE not vehicles. still a great video!!!

[Kelkschiz]

They are soo cute! Makes me think a little of Wall-e, especially the bit where they all go haywire. They are not too smart though :).

[iansonwheels]

The music is perfect for the little Mindstorms. It's like one of those movies where the cops are funny.

[3077BIODROID]

2:04 "Sir have you been drinking tonight?"

[3077BIODROID]

@geertzand LOLOL

[3077BIODROID]

0:18 march of the lego robots

[freagf]

at 2:11 you will see an emo NXT

[MrAddde]

M.I.N.D.F.U.C.K

[LegoNxtEducation]

very cool