DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTONOMOUS VACUUM CLEANER ROBOT

Authors

  • U. Y. Bagaye Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kaduna Polytechnic
  • K. A. Abubilal Department of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
  • A. D. Usman Department of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria

Keywords:

Electric Motors, Driver Circuits, Microcontroller, Robot, Sensors.

Abstract

This paper presented an autonomous vacuum cleaning robot with capability for obstacle
avoidance. The system design involved augmenting s number of mechanical and electronic
components ranging from voltage regulators, motors, sensors, driver circuits, vacuum
pump, microcontrollers amongst others). The system was designed for low power
consumption. HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensors were employed to detect obstacles, and a
PIC16F877 Microcontroller for processing by automatically generating control signals
based on these sensors’ information transmitted which are thereafter forwarded to
appropriate motor drivers. The microcontroller was interfaced with a Radio Frequency
module for wireless transmission and reception of information between the transmitter and
the receiver while displaying related information on an LCD. The designed system was
tested in a real-life scenario having various cleaning complexities achieving an average
efficiency of 97.99%.

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Published

2020-09-02

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2020)

Section

Articles