Line follower robot have been popular among hobbyist roboticists and also for beginners as simple starting projects. But the realm of line following can be taken to a whole lot bigger level by adding features that make it capable of doing more. Wall following along with line following and avoiding obstacles in the process, it makes line following more sensible and accurate.
The reason for calling this a "Super Line Follower Robot" instead of just a line follower lies in the fact that beyond just following line, the robot can also follow wall and avoid obstacles.
Block Diagram of Super Line Follower Robot
Robot is broken down into 5 subsystems: Locomotion, Powers, Sensors, Control and Display.
1. Locomotion - 4 DC Geared motors are used for locomotion
2. Power - 12-18 V power is provided to the system
3. Sensors - IR sensors is used to track the line and sharp IR range finder is used to find the ranging for wall following and obstacle avoidance
4. Control - ATmega 16 micro controller is used as a brain of the robot
5. Display - LCD is used to show the current status of the robot. Also LED's are used to indicate powet modules and signals.
Line Follower Demo:
Wall Follower and Obstacle Avoidance Demo:
Mechanical Design:
The mechanical design of the robot was made using Sketchup software
First Mechanical Design
Second Mechanical Design
To view complete documentation of the project click here
Line follower robot have been popular among hobbyist roboticists and also for beginners as simple starting projects. But the realm of line following can be taken to a whole lot bigger level by adding features that make it capable of doing more. Wall following along with line following and avoiding obstacles in the process, it makes line following more sensible and accurate.
The reason for calling this a "Super Line Follower Robot" instead of just a line follower lies in the fact that beyond just following line, the robot can also follow wall and avoid obstacles.
Block Diagram of Super Line Follower Robot
Robot is broken down into 5 subsystems: Locomotion, Powers, Sensors, Control and Display.
1. Locomotion - 4 DC Geared motors are used for locomotion
2. Power - 12-18 V power is provided to the system
3. Sensors - IR sensors is used to track the line and sharp IR range finder is used to find the ranging for wall following and obstacle avoidance
4. Control - ATmega 16 micro controller is used as a brain of the robot
5. Display - LCD is used to show the current status of the robot. Also LED's are used to indicate powet modules and signals.
Line Follower Demo:
Mechanical Design:
The mechanical design of the robot was made using Sketchup software
First Mechanical Design
Second Mechanical Design
To view complete documentation of the project click here
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