Obstacle Avoidance with Sensors Using Soft Computing Techniques

Abstract

Robotics design is an exciting design for engineer, researcher, and inter disciplinary field of study. The purpose of this robot is to introduce the fundamentals of robotics and control of smart robot. It should also be useful for engineer and industrial persons. In this research paper, we compare micro-controller-based program and virtual instrumentation program control. So, we implement the virtual instrument control program for this robot to make decisions like vision, task planning, and obstacle avoidance. An autonomous robot, capable of performing different tasks for a human who is physically disabled, has been designed and developed. To avoid accident with unpredicted obstacles, the autonomous robot uses ultrasonic sensor and finds range for recognition and mapping. The obstacle avoidance approach used for this system is described. Since this approach depends deeply on the concert of the ultrasonic sensors, these sensors and the consequence of their restrictions on the obstacle avoidance algorithm and techniques are discussed in detail.