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Title: Self-Transforming Mobile Robot !
Post by: Hasan999 on June 07, 2010, 01:28:37 PM
My final year project: "Self-Transforming Mobile Robot"  ...successfully completed !

Here's the link:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tD3dsDzbeg&hd=1
Let me know if you guys like it...

PS. I would like to thank Admin and Webbot for the awesome Axon Microcontroller and Webbot Library.  ::)

Thanks :)
Title: Re: Self-Transforming Mobile Robot !
Post by: richiereynolds on June 07, 2010, 02:14:31 PM
Love it! That's just excellent, love the way it moves!

Could you give a bit of a description on how it works? e.g. what sensors do you use? How mucah of it's motion is autonomous?
Title: Re: Self-Transforming Mobile Robot !
Post by: Hasan999 on June 07, 2010, 02:44:45 PM
Love it! That's just excellent, love the way it moves!

Could you give a bit of a description on how it works? e.g. what sensors do you use? How mucah of it's motion is autonomous?

Thanks richiereynolds...

It is fully autonomous !... it makes use of Infrared sensor to sense any blockage ahead (25 cm), if it does, it stops and identifies if the obstruction:

1) has a gap underneath (Task 1)
2) is a slope (Task 2)
3) is a sudden height (Task 3)

it does that using IR sensor which can orientate up and down, it measures distances to identify if it is Task 1, 2 or 3.

And, the whole time it is walking, not only it checks for blockage ahead, but it keeps on checking if the light-sensors (that are located on its feet) senses a 'larger' distance (black + light-ON) when the foot is down ! [it checks for light-sensor value only when each time the foot is down] - if it senses larger distance, that means the surface is Irregular ! (Task 4) - it steps backwards in order to Transform.

Thanks  :)
Title: Re: Self-Transforming Mobile Robot !
Post by: Penth on June 07, 2010, 02:51:10 PM
That was pretty fantastic.
Title: Re: Self-Transforming Mobile Robot !
Post by: TK on June 07, 2010, 05:28:04 PM
Wow that was a great frame design and I love all the different movements it can do
Title: Re: Self-Transforming Mobile Robot !
Post by: TrickyNekro on June 07, 2010, 06:34:44 PM
One of the best things I have seen... Congrats mate :-D

BTW... would you mind sharing the music (the name ;-))
Title: Re: Self-Transforming Mobile Robot !
Post by: Hasan999 on June 07, 2010, 09:24:20 PM
Thanks everyone..

@TrickyNekro, I selected that one from Youtube Audio; its called: "Halloween - Journey to the Underworld"
Title: Re: Self-Transforming Mobile Robot !
Post by: SeagullOne on June 07, 2010, 11:10:42 PM
Hey, awesome robot! Great ingenuity and problem solving!

Love the last scene in the video too.  :D

Congratulations!
Title: Re: Self-Transforming Mobile Robot !
Post by: TrickyNekro on June 08, 2010, 06:46:50 AM
Thanks man!!!

BTW... The arms servos seem to oscillate a lot, have you considered including slew rate?
Just to do away with inertia!!!  ;)
Title: Re: Self-Transforming Mobile Robot !
Post by: lastsurvivor on June 11, 2010, 02:49:53 AM
Very good thoughts and design, congratz.
Title: Re: Self-Transforming Mobile Robot !
Post by: debater96 on July 03, 2010, 08:02:56 PM
Thats amazing. Apparently that Axon microcontroller can do alot. I'm just wandering how long it took to program it?
Title: Re: Self-Transforming Mobile Robot !
Post by: Alfa_Zulu on July 04, 2010, 09:00:27 AM
utterly amazing! i just love the ingenuity of the design. Great work

btw I've been trying to find the song but with no success, could you give me a link?

thanks.
Title: Re: Self-Transforming Mobile Robot !
Post by: Admin on July 15, 2010, 11:53:42 AM
I pulled all my hair out answering your debugging questions, so its good you got a nice robot working there :D :P

You should definitely enter this into my contest. Just have youtube add a pop-up bubble to point out the Axon to qualify:
http://www.societyofrobots.com/axon_video_contest.shtml (http://www.societyofrobots.com/axon_video_contest.shtml)
Title: Re: Self-Transforming Mobile Robot !
Post by: Webbot on July 15, 2010, 05:31:15 PM
.. and I'd be happy to showcase your video on the WebbotLib site if you'd like.
PM me if you are interested
Title: Re: Self-Transforming Mobile Robot !
Post by: lakshmisrinivas.87 on July 17, 2010, 11:28:00 PM
My final year project: "Self-Transforming Mobile Robot"  ...successfully completed !

Here's the link:
Code: [Select]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tD3dsDzbeg&hd=1
Let me know if you guys like it...

PS. I would like to thank Admin and Webbot for the awesome Axon Microcontroller and Webbot Library.  ::)

Thanks :)
hi hassan..,
ur project is quite superb, n its a splendid job. its a great work.
is tat a remote operated or fully auotmated? what sensors u have used? how much it costed totally for the project?
Title: Re: Self-Transforming Mobile Robot !
Post by: chris-asl on October 26, 2010, 03:05:06 AM
That's nice! very clever! I just have one question though: why does it ever use the 4 legged walking mode? It looks really slow and clumsy, not the most effective way of getting around on a shiny floor!

Fantastic work though! :)
Title: Re: Self-Transforming Mobile Robot !
Post by: Hasan999 on October 30, 2010, 06:05:35 AM
That's nice! very clever! I just have one question though: why does it ever use the 4 legged walking mode? It looks really slow and clumsy, not the most effective way of getting around on a shiny floor!

Fantastic work though! :)

Thanks Chris,

It needs to be in 4-legged position as its 'default configuration', so that its IR sensor is in much higher position and can sense what obstruction is ahead of it, so, ANY other configuration would have prevented it from identifying the task.

By the way, its walking gait was suppose to be like animals'.. but i was forced to "reduce 1 servo" from each leg due to its weight and some electrical (power) problems - I was running out of time - that was the only solution I got !

Anyway, "building a robot" was not even a part of my project, I wasn't assessed on that either. I built it to prove my 'research' (design), but mainly for fun !... so pls dont expect it to be 'perfect'. :)

Thanks
Title: Re: Self-Transforming Mobile Robot !
Post by: mr roboto on February 01, 2011, 10:19:05 PM
this robot is awsome. what did you think of the microcontroler?
really good movement. does it avoid objects like walls?