Techno - Profile

Identity

Arsh Shah Dilbagi

Born

26th March, 1998

School

DAV Public School

Panipat Thermal Colony
Panipat 132105

Class

9th Standard

Passion

Applied Science Projects / Robotics

Web site

www.robocasters.com

E-mail id

dilbagi.arsh@gmail.com

Mobile No.

08295777888

Team Name

Robocasters

Creations/Projects Undertaken

DeagoBot, Hexapod, Segway, Line Follower,

Maze Solver and Stair Climber, Color Sorter,
Unmanned Ground Vehicle.

Achievements

Indian Robot Olympiad, Noida - 2010 Winner

Word Robot Olympiad, Manila (Philippines) 2010 Certificate of Excellence
District Level Science Exhibition Inspire Awardee, 2011
State Level Science Exhibition- Inspire Awardee, 2011
The above creations can be reached on my website/channels
www.robocasters.com
www.youtube.com/robocasters
www.facebook.com/robocasters

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UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle)

The term unmanned vehicle means the vehicle that
operates without crew. The concept is prevalent since World War II but
recently it is getting attention due to its varied usages. Unmanned vehicles
are actively being developed for both civilian and military uses to perform
dull, dirty, and dangerous activities.
Categories:
These can be classified broadly into three categories of:a) UGV - Unmanned Ground Vehicle. This type of vehicle which is
capable of operating outdoors and over a wide variety of terrain,
functioning in place of humans used to augment human potential.
Some UGVs are employed in War in Iraq and Afghan also.
b) USV

Unmanned

Surface

Vehicle.

These

are

valuable

in oceanography. They are reliable, fast, highly maneuverable,

allowing them to conduct a wide range of missions, including patrols
of the coast, without endangering navy personnel. USV are being
effectively employed by the Israeli Navy.
c) UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. The military UAVs perform
reconnaissance as well as attack missions. These are also used in a
small but growing number of civil applications, such as firefighting or
nonmilitary security work, such as surveillance of pipelines. UAVdrones have proved to be quite many successful in attacks on
militants.

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Operation:
Based on operation, there are two general classes
of unmanned vehicles:
a) Teleoperated: A teleoperated UMV is a vehicle that is controlled
by a human operator at a remote location via a communications
link. All cognitive processes are provided by the operator for
planning & monitoring the mission based upon sensory feedback
from either line-of-sight visual observation or remote sensory input
such as video cameras.
b) Autonomous: An autonomous UMV works on pre-programmed
plans using complex dynamic automation systems without human
navigation assistance. It has the ability to adjust itself to
surroundings without outside assistance.
The model displayed here is prototype of
Unmanned Ground Vehicle. This type of vehicle is capable of operating
outdoors and over a wide variety of terrain, functioning in place of humans.
It can be operated in teleoperated as well as on autonomous mode.
Presently it has been configured for operation in teleoperated mode. The
cognitive processes for maneuvering the vehicle are managed by the
operator through the joystick based on sensory input such as wireless web
camera. It has also been fitted with a shooter. Based on live videos the
shooter can be operated as per requirement. Its usages are briefly
mentioned below: Meeting out emergencies like search operation after earthquake.
Intelligence reconnaissance and surveillance (ISR) missions
Target identification
Collection of environment data
Further, it can be loaded with array of sensors,
capable of performing need based tasks.

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Pictorial views of UGV with brief description for quick reference:-

This is the main body on which sensors- 2 nos. ultrasonic, 2 nos. light
sensors, 1 no. sound sensor, 1 no. accelerometer and 1 no. gyroscopic
sensor have been fitted for providing live sensory inputs.

This is the joystick which is used by the operator for manoeuvring the
vehicle based on sensory inputs provided by sensors.

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Structured

Detailing

Chassis - The UGV has been fitted with

3 pairs of caterpillar tracks, 4 motors
for providing it stability and requisite
strength as well as flexibility while
manoeuvring various terrains.

Shooter & Camera The target is

identified through live feeds sent by
camera and thereafter shooting device
shoots the target. The infrared feature
of camera enables viewing in the dark
also. The camera and the shooter are
fitted on a turntable mechanism which
can rotate 360 degrees and move up and down. The whole
mechanism runs on three servos including the one that
operates the shooter.

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Processor Unit The vehicle is

having

four

16-bit

processors-

ARM7,

those are programed in

NXT-G, a language particularly used

for

robotics.

The

processors

communicate using frequency of

2400 to 2480 MHz providing a bandwidth of 80 MHz for
communication.

Sensors
Ultrasonic

Sensor

sensors are

also

Ultrasonic
known

as transceivers as these can both send

and receive signals. The sensor works
on
to

the

principle

radar or sonar

which

similar
evaluate

attributes of a target by interpreting the echoes from radio or

sound waves respectively. Ultrasonic sensors generate high
frequency sound waves and evaluate the echo which is received
back by the sensor. Sensors calculate the time interval between
sending the signal and receiving the echo to determine the
distance to an object.

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Touch Sensor The sensor works on the

same principal

as that

of an on/off

switch. It senses/calculates
releases
provides

&

bumps

and

touches,
accordingly

input to the processors for executing requisite

actions.

Light Sensor - The light sensor detects

the

ambience

light

level.

In

the

programming, the detecting of light is

sensed on a scale of 0 to 100, 100 being
very bright and 0 being dark. This also includes LED for
illuminating an object. The light sensor can also be calibrated to
act as line follower/distance sensor. While calibrating, firstly it
illuminates the object and then it detects the reflected light
which is assigned a value as per requirement. In the sensor the
LED actually acts as a photodiode and converts the light into
current to further calculate the intensity.

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Accelerometer
An accelerometer is

Sensor
a

device

that

measures proper acceleration. This is not

necessarily the same as the coordinate
acceleration (change of velocity of the device in space), but is
rather the type of acceleration associated with the phenomenon
of weight experienced by a test mass that resides in the frame
of reference of the accelerometer device. For an example of
where these types of acceleration differ, an accelerometer will
measure a value when sitting on the ground, because mass there
have certain weight, even though velocity is not changing. An
accelerometer thus measures weight per unit of (test) mass, a
quantity also known as specific force, or g-force.

Tachometer - A tachometer (revolutioncounter, Tach, rev-counter, RPM gauge) is

an instrument measuring the rotation
speed of a shaft or disk, as in a
motor/machine. For exact calculation it is to have a laser or
infrared light with a receiver on the opposite side. When the
wheel, having a mirror or a tab obstructing the path of light,

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revolves number of obstructions occurring per minute are

counted and are converted into speed. This one is extremely
accurate and can handle high speeds also.

Sound Sensor The sensor is fitted with a

crystal microphone which provides sound
input to an amplifier, peak detector, and
buffer. Thereafter the signal is sent the
processor input which is configured such like to convert the
same into sound intensity.

Arsh Shah Dilbagi

www.robocasters.com