Autonomous Underwater Robot Vehicle

        An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is a robot which travels underwater without requiring input from an operator.AUVs carry sensors to navigate autonomously and map features of the ocean. Typical sensors include compasses, depth sensors, side scan and other sonars, magnetometers, thermistors and conductivity probes.

University of Florida robotics engineering students developed a robot Subjugator , which can to swim through underwater tubes without a remote control.

Uses :

These vehicles are used in underwater research because of their ability to work autonomously. They do not require guidance from humans despite having a capability to swim in dangerous underwater.They can collect data and material from deep inside the sea which can later be used in various research activities.

> Useful Link :

Lego AUV

> Related Book :

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles: Modeling, Control Design and Simulation(Buy from Amazon)

Project Report on AUR

Things required to build this project :

• Lego Mindstorms Kit: $200
• Pelican Case: $7
• Propellers: $3
• Waterproofing Supplies: $2
• TOTAL $212

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Build Self Balancing Bicycle and Uni cycles

In today's world it is easier to imagine Robots walking or crawling but it would be much be much better if they can ride a bicycle! . This is possible in various ways but the only solution which pumps in my mind is Self Balancing Bicycles.A self-powered unicycle that balances itself in three dimensions, is an interesting problem in robotics and control theory.The concept is similar to what we use in Segway.

IIT Madras studenst tried to build self balancing , self driven bicycle as there final year project (shown in Video below).It would be great project idea for students of Robotic and Mechanical Engineering.

How much it costs?
All together the components, in single unit retail quantities, cost about $1500. They are:

• A microcontroller board from BDMicro featuring the Atmel AVR Mega 128. $125.
• A gyroscope and acceleromoter by Rotomotion. $149.
• The OSMC motor controller by Robot Power. $199.
• 40 NIMH cells, made into nice packs by Robot Marketplace. $218.
• A Magmotor S28-150. $299
• The Whyachi TWM3M gearbox. $345.
• A 16-inch bicycle rim with spokes. $35 from your local bike shop. 100 psi tire, which makes turning slightly easier.
• A custom-machined hub.
• A GT2 5 mm pitch belt, and 28 and 72-tooth pulleys.$21, $26 and $14.
• Some 1" diameter tubing, TIG-welded together. $40
• A guard for the upper pulley, machined from black Acetal plastic.
• Some spacer bushings to center the wheel.
• A combination dead man's switch and key. $12.
• A unicycle seat. $24.

How to build your own?

Building a Balancing Scooter

Related Links:

Watch Self Balancing Motorbike on How Stuff Works Video section.

Robotic car with micro-controller

What is Robotic or Drive less Car ?

Cornell Autonomous car Final Project

Robotic autonomous transport

Algorithms for Robotic Cars

Wifi Robot from Jb Projects


Related PDF :

NETCAR Final Project Report ( 990 KB approx)

Stanford : Mapping with autonomous cars

Hand out for Smart Car

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Stanford Robot car in Action



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Remote controlled aircraft

This mechanical engineering project is about the construction of a flying model of an air craft controlled by a remote control. The materials for construction include light weight materials like wood, plastic and foam.

The tasks included in this working project are:
1. Building the body of the RC plane.
2. Building the RC plane controls.
3. Building the Electronic controls.
rc airplane controls
The four primary controls of an RC plane, collectively called control surfaces, are:

1. Throttle
2. Elevator
3. Ailerons
4. Rudder

The flight of the plane is directed by the movements of these control surfaces. The control surfaces are controlled by small servo motors which are in turn controlled using the remote control.

Even when the plane is made it is not easy to control it without crashing your model several times. So it is better to take a flight video each time you try to fly it, so that if the model is destroyed beyond repair, you may be able to present the video during your project evaluation.

Useful references:

http://www.rc-airplane-advisor.com/
http://www.rc-airplane-world.com/rc-airplane-controls.html

Ball Sorting Mindstorms Lego Project

Ball sorting project is interesting one because it helps you to understand various important concepts of Robotics such as finding distance of objects , recognizing them , pick and drop them and things like that.

Useful Links :

Sort the Ball
NXT Sensors

Hardware Requirement :

Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 which includes :

1) Ultrasonic sensor
2) Touch sensors: Lets the robot react to touch
3) Servo motors: Allows the robot to interact with the environment
NXT Brick: The programmable core that reads the sensors and controls the motors and things many more. You can buy it from any online store including amazon.com


Software Requirement :


NXT-G : is a graphical programming environment that comes bundled with the NXT. With careful construction of MyBlocks to encapsulate complexity, NXT-G can be used for real-world programming.

Complete Instruction and Details at Robin Newman's Page

Related Video :

Talking Robots with Lego Mindstorms

From the days of "Small Wonder" TV show , I always wanted to have one robot which can talk and response just like human.To build one as Robotic Project is really interesting. This project is going to be very interesting and challenging because our robot requires not only speak capability but should have artificial intelligence to learn from its surroundings.

Architecture for talking robots consists of four main modules:

1) Dialogue system
2) Speech client with speech recognition and synthesis capabilities
3) Module for infrared communication between the PC and the RCX and
4) the program that runs on the RCX itself.

Useful PDF:

Talking Robots With LEGO MindStorms

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Automatic parallel parking cars

What is Automatic Car Parking ?

Automatic parking is an autonomous car maneuvering from a traffic lane into a parking place to perform parallel parking, perpendicular or angle parking.

What's the importance of this topic?

Parking is one of the challenging thing for humans in Car Driving. Even though , lot of solutions available for smooth and safe driving such as car collision avoidance system, but very less focus is given to the the automatic parking system till recently. Although,many cars are now available with this feature such as Toyota Prius , still there is a long way to go.

For Whom :

Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics and Computer Science , almost all branches engineering students.

Level : Difficult


It is not an uncomplicated task to build up automatic parking expertise for a car. First of all, the car must be able to sense the surroundings, to find a free parking space and to detect obstacles in the car park.
Secondly, it should have the capability to plan the movement itself from the input of sensitivity system.
Lastly, it should be able to go after the premeditated motion sequences and to make sure that a goal position is reached, regardless of noise and errors.

Useful Links


How Self Parking Works ?
Camera based intelligent parking system

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Source Code :

Java : Vehicle Parking

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