Systematic Literature Review of Realistic Simulators Applied in Educational Robotics Context

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021

Authors

Camargo, C (Author) Other; Goncalves, J (Author) Other; Conde, MA (Author) Other; Rodriguez Sedano, FJ (Author) Other; Paulo Gomes da Costa (Author) FEUP; Garcia Penalvo, FJ (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Sensors

Vol. 21 No. 2

Final page: 4031

ISSN: 1424-3210

Publisher: MDPI

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 10 Citations

Scopus - 16 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00V-1PX

DOI: 10.3390/s21124031

Abstract (EN): This paper presents a systematic literature review (SLR) about realistic simulators that can be applied in an educational robotics context. These simulators must include the simulation of actuators and sensors, the ability to simulate robots and their environment. During this systematic review of the literature, 559 articles were extracted from six different databases using the Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes, Context (PICOC) method. After the selection process, 50 selected articles were included in this review. Several simulators were found and their features were also analyzed. As a result of this process, four realistic simulators were applied in the review's referred context for two main reasons. The first reason is that these simulators have high fidelity in the robots' visual modeling due to the 3D rendering engines and the second reason is because they apply physics engines, allowing the robot's interaction with the environment.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 25