Digital Twin and Scaled Prototype: Open Low-Cost Benchmarks for Mobile Robotics
摘要
Control systems benchmarking is critical in bridging the gap between theory and practice in robotics. This chapter proposes two benchmarks for an autonomous holonomic robot. The first benchmark uses a digital twin to model the perception of the robot and localization, enabling the testing of control algorithms in a controlled environment. The second one employs a scaled low-cost prototype to test more challenging elements of the robotics pipeline that are difficult to model, such as communication and connectivity, environmental disturbances, design shortcomings, and real-world unpredictability. The results demonstrate how digital twins and low-cost prototypes offer a cost-effective way of assessing control algorithm performance before implementing expensive robotic systems.