AUTOMATED SHOPPING CART

Abstract

The project follows developing a shopping cart, a robot, that can follow a certain path once defined to it. The path can be obtained through different ways, either directly defined in coordinates, or from image, from map reference. The path following mechanism involves running the robot in a steering system that overcomes all the difficulties faced in automated steering. The project goes through finding a proper torque for the cart to run smoothly, and without any jerks. Using principles of mechanics, and kinematics. Then choosing proper steering mechanism that can be implemented for the robot control on the software, and can be modeled easily in kinematics as well as inverse kinematics. Then determining the radius of turn, and whether it is small enough to be used inside a shopping store. Then finally manufacturing the cart and placing the motors and sensors in place, and write the software able to guide the robot through the path