Smart Macanum Wheels UGV for Landmine Detection
Keywords:
Landmine Detaction, Mecanum Wheel Mobility, Ardurino ControllerAbstract
Land mines and unexploded artillery are the major challenges faced in warfare. They are most difficult and dangerous because they are hard to detect. This has impelled us to propound a robot that can be controlled over long distance and has ability to detect the land mines and unexploded explosive material underneath the ground. In order to achieve high accuracy mecanum wheels are used in the robot which a
Land mines and unexploded artillery are the major challenges faced in warfare. They are most difficult and dangerous because they are hard to detect. This has impelled us to propound a robot that can be controlled over long distance and has ability to detect the land mines and unexploded explosive material underneath the ground. In order to achieve high accuracy mecanum wheels are used in the robot which are controlled by H-Bridge module. Mecanum wheels allow the robot to move in eight different direction including diagonals and 360 degree rotational movement. In contrast with conventional wheels which don’t allow the robot to move in above mentioned directions. The input from the sensory equipment is fed to microcontroller. Obstacle avoidance is done by sonar sensor which is mounted on the top front side. A spy RF camera is used to capture snapshots and real time video streaming of the location and send back it to pilot. The wireless communication between robot and operator is done by 2.4 GHz RF module.
re controlled by H-Bridge module. Mecanum wheels allow the robot to move in eight different direction including diagonals and 360 degree rotational movement. In contrast with conventional wheels which don’t allow the robot to move in above mentioned directions. The input from the sensory equipment is fed to microcontroller. Obstacle avoidance is done by sonar sensor which is mounted on the top front side. A spy RF camera is used to capture snapshots and real time video streaming of the location and send back it to pilot. The wireless communication between robot and operator is done by 2.4 GHz RF module.
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