| Group |
2014-17 |
Status |
completed |
| Title |
Control of a Land Robot Based on Sensing Light Intensity |
| Supervisor |
Dr. Luis Rodrigues |
| Description |
This project addresses the building of a new light sensor by placing a pair of photovoltaic (PV) cells at an angle of 90 degrees from each other. Through a differencing of the two signals of the pair one can obtain an estimate of the orientation angle of the cell relative to a light source. The first part of the project will be to build and calibrate the sensor using inexpensive PV cells form available pocket calculators. The second step of this project will be to use three pairs of PV cells and mount them onto a land robot to be built by the students. The feedback signal of the cells will be used to control the robotic vehicle to track a line on the
ground.
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| Student Requirement |
Knowledge of control, circuits |
| Tools |
OPAmps, bread-board, a chassis, 3 wheels, 2 DC motors, Matlab/Simulink
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| Number of Students |
3 |
| Students |
Ramez Al Aghbar
Simon Pradier
Shamita Tabassum Nur |
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