ECE2010- CONTROL SYSTEMS

OBSTACLE AVOIDING
ROBOT WITH GPS
MODULE
 Obstacle detection and avoidance is a prerequisite for any mobile
robot. This technology enables the device to traverse unfamiliar
routes and ensures its safety as well as that of the objects in its
path. In this project, an obstacle avoiding robot will be designed
ABSTRACT using a software known as Proteus and will then be implemented
using hardware. For hardware, the robot vehicle will be constructed
using Arduino Microcontrollers , ultrasonic distance sensors and a
servo motor to detect obstacles. The Arduino board will act as the
microcontroller platform and its software counterpart, Arduino
Software, will be used to carry out the programming. In the
simulation, using proteus, the model will employ three ultrasonic
distance sensors to detect obstacles along with a GPS module to
display its exact location via latitude and longitude .The integration
of three ultrasonic distance sensors provides higher accuracy in
detecting surrounding obstacles
INTRODUCTION
Any machine that can carry out a series of complex actions automatically,
and that replaces human effort is known as a robot.
Robots have evolved to exist in many shapes and sizes, but the attribute of
mobility is what has remained .Sensors are the devices that enable robots
to detect the presence of obstacles around them.
The ultrasonic sensor is the ideal one as it has a very long range and is
inexpensive
By detecting obstacles, robots can navigate through territories inaccessible
to humans, they can be used to transport objects without human
interference and would find their application is the fields of landscape
survey, autonomous vehicles, autonomous cleaning , etc.
 Serial number Name of the Journal Inference
author published
1. Amany El GPS Tracking The hand-held GPS
Gouhary Richard System tracking system
Wells runs on a 9V
Anthony battery & calculates
Thatcher current latitude and
longitude using GPS
signals. Another
function of the
system would be to
parse and display
LITERATURE the current latitude
and longitude on

SURVEY the unit's screen.

2. Vignesh Obstacle Avoiding This robot is built to

Jathavara Robot: A Lego EV3 sense obstacles in
Preethi Ashwath Robot its path, avoid them
and resume running
involving the pre-
computation of an
obstacle-free path,
using an ultrasonic
sensor to identify
these obstacles.
 3. Development of an Obstacle Overall robot construction (lower
Mohammad Avoiding Robot sensor position for smaller object
Nasucha response, one castor wheel to be
steered in any direction by force
produced by 2 motorized wheels)
Arduino Uno used for simplicity and

LITERATURE practicality (operates over 1.8V-

5.5V)
Setting two motors in serial

SURVEY connection has a power saving

factor of 4.
 PROBLEM STATEMENT:
“Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part
of the road.”

PROBLEM
Stewart Brand, writer.
As we evolve, machines enable man to focus on ideologies rather than labor. Without
robots, we waste manpower and time on simple tasks. Thus, in our day-to-day lives,

STATEMENT implementation of these mobile robots will help perform tedious tasks with ease and
without intervention.

AND PROBLEM SOLUTION:

As a multi-sensor fusion project, this robot identifies hindrances or obstacles in its path

SOLUTION
and navigates around them with zero impact in an unknown environment, satisfying the
primary requirement of any autonomous mobile robot. The implementation of bump
sensors, ultrasonic sensors and infrared sensors with a microcontroller help measure
distance between obstacles and the robot, where the robot is then driven in the direction
of the longest free path. This eliminates the need for continuous human intervention.
Thus, this will have applications in autonomous driving, surveying, goods transportation in
factories, and many more. In addition to reduction of manual tasks, they will also
minimize human errors.
PROPOSAL PROPOSAL TECHNIQUES:

TECHNIQUE
The process that we intend to follow is to first construct the model on the
software proteus. Consequently, upon procuring hardware equipment and
components such as Arduino microcontrollers, ultrasonic sensors and servo

AND motors, we will begin to make the hardware working model.

EXPECTED EXPECTED OUTCOME:

The microcontroller controls the robot using the implemented DC motor. The
OUTCOME ultrasonic sensor detects objects by the emissions of a short ultrasonic burst
of 40 kHz that retaliate off potential objects in the vehicle’s path and bounce
back to the sensor. Signals are then sent back to the microcontroller. As part
of the simulation, a GPS module is integrated to precisely determine the
vehicle’s location in latitude and longitude. In this process, the robot can be
maneuvered and operated in areas inaccessible to man by conventional
means and ensures obstacle avoidance.
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