Avatar Bot

Project Porposal Defenece

Introduction

Mobile robot (provide two way audio or video communications)

less expensive telepresence robot.
Controlled by user via android application.
Four senses (smell, touch, sense of sight and smell)
Laser to point an object

Intro.. cont
Tablet PC for video and sound communication (hearing
and sense of sight)
Bumper which have tactic sensors to sense touch.
Toxic sensors for smell sensing.
Sonar or infrared sensors le for its autonomous operation
Battery timing is good and rechargeable

Problem Statement

To make a Avatar Bot which works on master

slave topology and have four senses (sight, smell,
touch and hearing).

PWM And Motors

PWM (pulse width modulation) - controls the speed of the
motor by sending pulses.
12 volt motors
12V 25mm Micro DC Gear Motors
12/24V DC 20/40RPM Geared Motor Japan

Major Challanges

Create energy efficient robot

Make autonomous
Make robust
Make Water proof up to some extent
Make look user friendly

Related work and literature survey

Robot height influences the communication

Robots with small height make a man dominant
Autonomous robots

Cont

Kinetics to follow human.

Moving fast can cause loss in connection
Automatic charging
Current position of robot

Cont

Pre motions for avoiding speech collisions in

telepresence
Face Detection
Moveable arms (kinetic technique)

Requirement Analysis
Work is divided into modules which are as follows
Android application
Hardware design
Communication over IP
Interfacing with controller.
PWM module
Motors

Block diagram

Application

motors

Internet

PWM

tablet

controller

Design

This is the rough idea of our robot.

It has four wheels.
Base is hollow for electrical
modules and motors.
Upper part has space for tablet
PC
Approx. height 5.5ft
Approx. base area 2x2 ft2

Deliverables

Project is divided into modules

Software (application development)
Mechanical structure
Electrical module

Schedule of deliverables
Milestones

Time required

Date start

Date end

Android
application

8 weeks

14-11-2014

2-01-2015

Hardware design

8 weeks

14-11-2014

2-01-2015

Communication
via internet server

4 weeks

2-01-2015

30-01-2015

Interfacing with
controller

4 weeks

30-01-2015

27-02-2015

PWM module

4 weeks

27-02-2015

27-03-2015

Motors

3 days

27-03-2015

30-03-2015

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Module

Assigned to

Android application

All members

Hardware design

All members

Communication via internet server

Shaoor Ahmed Qureshi

Interfacing with controller

Muhammad Asad Salam

PWM module

Tabasher Arif

Motors

All members

End product description

Robot controlled by a user (master slave topology)

Four senses (smell, sight, hearing and touch)
Autonomous to some extent.

Innovations
Some innovations that if feasible could be
incorporated in the project
Adjustable height
Solar panels to provide backup
Make structure look like a human being

Conclusions

Application is developed.
Water proof structure
Robustness in structure
Energy efficient

refernces

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