Rover-BotRover-BotMechatronics – MAE Mechatronics – MAE

576576Spring 2003Spring 2003

Rajendara AgrawalRajendara AgrawalRegeesh BrittoRegeesh Britto

William MitchellWilliam MitchellGopinath SidharadhanGopinath Sidharadhan

Govindarajan SrimathveeravalliGovindarajan Srimathveeravalli

GROUP AGROUP A

What we give …………What we give …………

• A “mobot” that is remote controlled. A “mobot” that is remote controlled. • Has two way communication capabilities.Has two way communication capabilities.• Equipped for acquiring temperature data.Equipped for acquiring temperature data.• Remote sensing.Remote sensing.• Serve as eyes and arms of the user in a Serve as eyes and arms of the user in a

potentially hostile/hazardous environment.potentially hostile/hazardous environment.• Variety of applications from maze solving , Variety of applications from maze solving ,

temperature mapping, human detection, temperature mapping, human detection, reconnaissance and much more ………….reconnaissance and much more ………….

What we learntWhat we learnt

• Use and interface microprocessors spread Use and interface microprocessors spread in an environment through wireless in an environment through wireless meansmeans

• Implementation of IR and RF Implementation of IR and RF communicationcommunication

• Understand the dynamics of remote Understand the dynamics of remote controlcontrol

• Find out what the various issues in Find out what the various issues in communication between various communication between various processors can beprocessors can be

WorkingWorking

• 2 Modes2 Modes

1)1) Remote OperatedRemote Operated

2)2) Maze SolvingMaze Solving

Questions or Comments ?Questions or Comments ?