Mobile Shopping Robot · Competition2021 RecurDyn Simulation Contest
Competition

Mobile Shopping Robot

2021 RecurDyn Simulation Contest

Competition · Jul. 2021 ~ Aug. 2021 · First Prize
2021 RecurDyn Simulation Contest / FunctionBay Inc.

First-prize Mobile Shopping Robot project combining RecurDyn multibody dynamics simulation, MATLAB co-simulation, mobile-robot driving, and manipulator-based object transfer

Overview

This competition project designed and simulated a mobile shopping robot mission using RecurDyn. The robot had to move through the course, grasp target objects with a manipulator, transport them while maintaining vehicle stability, and complete the mission under dynamic constraints.

The project focused on multibody dynamics modeling, contact/coefficient tuning for grasping, manipulator motion control through MATLAB co-simulation, and motion-sequence optimization for stable driving over bumps. The work received First Prize in the 2021 RecurDyn Simulation Contest.

2021 RecurDyn Simulation Contest Mobile Shopping Robot summary
2021 RecurDyn Simulation Contest Mobile Shopping Robot summary

Contributions

  • Led the CNU Mechatronics “잡아달랩” team as team leader for the RecurDyn Simulation Contest.
  • Defined gripper contact coefficients for grasping irregular objects in the simulation environment.
  • Controlled a 6-axis manipulator through RecurDyn-MATLAB co-simulation.
  • Optimized object-transfer distance and arm posture to improve driving stability over bumps.
  • Organized the mission sequence, simulation execution, and final project presentation material.