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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.
Student Requirement Knowledge of control, circuits
Tools OPAmps, bread-board, a chassis, 3 wheels, 2 DC motors, Matlab/Simulink
Number of Students 3
Students Ramez Al Aghbar Simon Pradier Shamita Tabassum Nur
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