Test Description

Objective

Assess the speed of execution of manipulation tasks.

Associated Requirements
Equipment Stretch RE1
Elements
Personnel Lead: <lead>
Location AI Makerspace, Tepper School of Business

Procedure

  1. Setup the test environment as follows: a) Place the robot in front of a table. b) Ensure adequate lighting is present. c) Keep 10 objects (of different categories) ready for testing.

  2. Pick an object for manipulation and place it on the table within the field of view of the robot.

  3. Start the robot and home it.

  4. Issue a command to pick up the object of interest. Note down the start time (programmatically).

  5. Once the object has been picked up, note down the time (programmatically) it took to execute said task.

  6. Issue a command to place the object of interest. Note down the start time (programmatically).

  7. Once the object has been placed down, note down the time (programmatically) it took to execute said task.

  8. Repeat steps 4-7 for all 10 different objects.

  9. Kill the script and turn the robot off.

Validation

Each manipulation task (pick-and-place individually) complete within 8 minutes of issuing the command.