Remotely Operated Unmanned Ground Vehicle

The idea came from the growing impact of autonomous and intelligence vehicles, that are used by either military for surveillance of sensitive areas or just an autonomous vehicle driving on a road. The main aim of this project is to develop a low cost unmanned ground vehicle. The Remot

Project Title

Remotely Operated Unmanned Ground Vehicle

Project Area of Specialization

Robotics

Project Summary

The idea came from the growing impact of autonomous and intelligence vehicles, that are used by either military for surveillance of sensitive areas or just an autonomous vehicle driving on a road. The main aim of this project is to develop a low cost unmanned ground vehicle. The Remotely-Operated Unmanned Ground Vehicle is being substantially used in military. UGV’s main objective is to provide assistance and sensitive area surveillance to the military personnel. The UGVs have transmogrified from task specific bots to multitasking killer bots. There are a wide range of operation of UGV from bomb disposal, friend or foe perception to taking out human targets and involving in war intensive environments.  Due to the complexity of the environment and the limitations of the autonomous capabilities of UGV, supervised control will remain primary control manner of UGV in the coming era. A vehicle that can be controlled remotely without an on-board human presence and also controlled autonomously using sensors and algorithm. The UGV is also able to move autonomously while automatically detecting and circumvent obstacles. The vehicle also reads directions, calculates the shortest path to its destination and autonomous move towards its final destination. UGVs are generally classified into two categories. Firstly Autonomous, which is an ingenious machine that can discern or detect, then makes a decision accordingly and acts in real-time to perform without any human interaction. Secondly Remote Operated, which cannot act on its own, in fact communicates and interfaces with the one in-charge through its on-board communication system, then acts duly as instructed by the instructor. Both of these types have their pros and cons, e.g. in life-threatening scenarios like bomb disposal in a crowded area, It is preferred to use UGV controlled by human. It can work for both operations; autonomous and remote operations. Autonomous-operated; autonomous UGV has a proficiency of travelling without navigation stipulations, that it can revamp itself using obstacle detection algorithms. Remotely-operated; an UGV that transmit navigation commands from base station based on the video received from on-board installed camera on UGV. Real-time avoidance of obstacles and navigating its path through given topography are key-parts or fields of UGVs. The primary sine qua non of this project is that it can sense or detect changes it faces then reacts on, with or without, human intervention in an efficient, methodical and safe manner depending on the situation. Finally, an unmanned ground vehicle is a robot, an automaton, that can increase human capabilities both in secular and military activities in a rough or smooth terrain.

Project Objectives

This project is capable of operating in such areas where human lives are at risk. It will detect changes about its surroundings and analyze the data received from its sensors. The robotic arm will be used to assist its axial motions as well. Detect objects of interest such as people and vehicles.Travel between way-points without human navigation assistance.Work for extended duration without human intervention. Adjust strategies based on the surroundings. The decisions are made using AI.

Project Implementation Method

There is a software for both mobile phone and laptop, that is going to be used to operate and observe the UGV. The UGV will detect the range and distance of objects and differentiate between humans and objects, using edge detection algorithms. The communication between the UGV and the software is done using Wi-Fi and an RF module. We are using: multiple passive and active IR sensors, Ultrasonic sensors for detecting objects and defining their distances. Moreover, GPS and gyroscope are used for its navigation assistance as well. This will help the UGV to operate around autonomously. There is an on-board camera for a live feed. The robotic arm placed on the UGV will make the UGV operated more effectively, performing multiple tasks and opening a wide range of task completion window. The rest is on the software. The software embedded will make decisions and execute them.

Benefits of the Project

Unmanned robotics are the land-based counterpart to the unmanned aerial vehicles and the remotely operated underwater vehicles. They are being actively developed for both the civilian and the military use to perform a variety of dull, dirty and dangerous activities. Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) which operates while in contact with the ground and without the on board human presence,  it can be used for many applications where it may be inconvenient , dangerous or impossible to have the human operator present. UGV will have a set of sensors to observe the environment. It will either autonomously make the decisions about its behavior or pass the information to the human operator at a different location who will control the vehicle. Remotely-operated UGVs are used to replace the humans in hazardous situations such as explosives and bomb disabling vehicles. They are being used in Japan repairing the nuclear reactors that are still emitting too much radiation effecting human. The simple presence of a UGV with video monitoring, that can detect an intrusion and announce itself by means of a signal, helps keep intruders away. The robot can serve as eyes and ears for human by replacing them in difficult, or dangerous environments.  This UGV is being designed for the surveillance purposes for military help. Rather than being used as for reconnaissance purpose, it can also be used for several other purposes such as in: mining, agriculture fields, for security and also for research purposes. UGVs are already playing a consequential role in the mining industry. Colliers in Africa, for example, are trained on the Mobius software from Autonomous Solutions and are using truck fleets to schlep large amounts of coal from point A to point B. Farming is one of the industries that could benefit most from UGVs. These platforms can be used for just about anything typically done using a tractor including: spraying, mowing and tilling, as they are ground based, these vehicles also can provide more complete crop evaluations. As NASA is sending UGVs on other planets for research and to know about the surroundings of that area. How the environment is changing. One of the main advantage of this project is that it can be made into a prototype for self driving cars by doing some advancements. Due to severe greenhouse effects EVs are evolving ever than before. UGVs are great for modelling and testing of Autonomous Driving EVs. As nowadays, EVs are being developed with a long range of multipurpose sensors to assist its drivers in difficult conditions. UGVs can be used to study and contrive such systems before installing those in an EV. UGV is one of the most important areas of Robotics for ground based operations.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

The controlling of UGV is done accurately and data from sensors would be used to help UGV navigate autonomously. For long range controlling, RF module is used ,whereas, for Live feed wifi module is going to be used. Motor controller will be used to control the main DC motor and the servo motor. For a Live video, an on-board camera is used. The video will be transferred via wifi module connected with the Raspberry Pi. All the operations are being controlled using the Raspberry Pi and the communication is done through a Transceiver on-board.

Final Deliverable of the Project

HW/SW integrated system

Core Industry

Others

Other Industries

Transportation , Security

Core Technology

Robotics

Other Technologies

Artificial Intelligence(AI)

Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-Being for People, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

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