Abstract:
This document gives the design and implementation of a small-sized Unmanned Ground Vehicle various modules of which are explained in detail. Each module was successfully implemented and tested. The system aims to provide a practical solution to the problems encountered by large-sized UGVs in real time monitoring. The Network Controlled Eye is a UGV that can be used for various purposes to monitor areas where human presence is not feasible. Thus, it has been kept to a size that is small and easily controllable from the remote server. Furthermore, the system has been designed on Wi-Fi which makes it a wirelessly controlled robot.
A camera on the UGV captures real time video and sends the stream back to the remote server. Here, an application controls the movement of the NCE according to the video information that is displayed there. These control commands are sent via a TCP link on the basis of which the ARM11 board mounted on the UGV outputs values onto its serial port. The latter is further interfaced with a motor control circuit comprising a microcontroller which has been programmed to control two geared DC motors accordingly. The complete design is dissected into various modules that are discussed individually.
