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Student Projects
Contact Information
Name of the College: Hindustan University, Chennai
Name of the Team Members along with their year of graduation: Nitish Kumar(2015), Sandeep Kumar (2015), Puranjan Das (2015), Mohit Gouda (2015), Naveen Kumar Reddy (2016)
Name of the Faculty Guide: Prof. G. Mutthukumarn
Project Information
Project Title: Rover InDUS [Industrial, Defense & Unmanned Ground system]
Hardware & Software Used: NI-myRIO, LabVIEW 2013, NI-Vision Acquisition 2013, NI-FPGA
What challenge/problem are you trying to solve through your application:
Design and build the next generation of rovers that will one day work for the betterment of mankind.
How does your application solve the above mentioned challenge/ problem:
In our system we have 1 sever and 4 client. Server is capable to perform the entire task but to have better monitoring system the task has been dived into clients they will take care their respective departments. All the system is connected in the single network of the myRIO Wi-Fi.
- Sensors Data UI
The sensors data display which actually takes screen shot of the server system. The sensors which are mention in the rover electronics that data is displayed here.
- Drive System UI
Drive system consist with front camera and the complete orientation is shown using the gyro & accelerometer sensors and meanwhile the angle between horizontal and the respective axis.
- Environmental Analysis UI
Detection correct soil proportion using moisture sensor and meantime it shows the status of probe and the graph related to it and the data acquisition is done for the same.
- Robotic Arm UI
Feedback of Actuators stroke length 30m of robotic arm and arm absolute angle with respect to horizon. (0-60 degree). The front camera of the robotic arm to visualize it perfectly.
Usage:
- Aerospace Sector (planetary rover): Terrain Traversing, mapping, Sample Collection, Environmental Analysis and Astronaut Assistance through GPS.
- Defense Sector : Security and Surveillance ,Wide sight provides better Field study for different fronts, Metal explosive detection using BFO, Delivering arms, ammunition, medical aid and ration to the war fronts.
- Industrial Sector: Lifting of heavy loads. Environmental gas analysis. Raising early warning alarm. Equipment servicing.
- Rescue Operation: Lifting building debris from the affected site.
- Agriculture Sector: Detection correct soil proportion using moisture sensor.
Features:
- GPS based navigation system.
- 4 DOF robotic arm with permutable end effectors.
- Remotely controlled (joystick and keyboard interfacing).
- User friendly GUI with easy procedures.
- Chat system between server and a client.
- Can easily traverse in any sort of terrain.
- Solar charging system.
- Environmental analysis and metal detection assistance.
- Effective vision system.
- Feedback of Actuators stroke length (30m. in robotic arm
- Arm absolute angle with respect to horizon. (0-60 degree)
- Vehicle orientation with respect to horizontal surface (0-90 degree.
- Temperature of system and surrounding for safety of electronic (-10 to 80 degree Celsius)
- Vehicle Tracking system through GPS
- Current Power consumption monitoring.
- Power generated by solar panel (up to 8W [prototype], power o/p can be increased if surface area of solar panel is increased)
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