Self-navigating robot using on-board sensors (I)

• Main Author: Loh, Wai Kee.
• Other Authors: Xie Lihua
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Motor vehicles
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51045
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This project is concerned with Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs). UGVs are used by both civilians and militaries for various dull, filthy and hazardous activities. This report will review the developments of UGVs and then discuss the increasingly growing presence of such technology. After which, the initial design of the Self-Navigating Robot will be presented. A detailed examination of the initial design will then lead to the review of its strengths and weaknesses. Thereafter, enhancements to the performance of the robot and improvements to its accuracy in navigation, with details on the components of the robot and software for the sensing and navigating functions, will be presented. Subsequently, results of tests and evaluations conducted in the Sensor Network Lab (S1-B4c-16) will be tabled and analysed. In this project, the primary mode of navigation is infrared LED sensing. The robot used will be AmigoBot and the microcontroller will be Arduino AT-Mega. Finally, problems and difficulties encountered during the time of the project will be discussed. The report will conclude with a review on the achievements of the project.