Robo Duino-Tracker

Robo Duino-Tracker is an Arduino based Robotics workshop about tracking the location of a robot using GPS technology. GPS tracking is one of the greatest marvels of our modern technology. GPS stands for “Global Positioning System,” and this is exactly what GPS tracking allows one to do: find the location of just about anything on earth. GPS makes use of satellites by communicating with them using NMEA protocol. NMEA protocol is a protocol through which a GPS receiver & a GPS satellite communicate. As long as the GPS is receiving signal from the satellites, you can find it anywhere on earth. The workshop aims to introduce students to the field of robotics and how it is implemented in real life. It basically focuses on conceptualization and designing of a simple keypad operated robots & learn “How to track the location of the Robot?”.

Our main aim is to effectively impart the basic know-how of designing a Keypad controlled robot with GPS mounted on it and provide all the necessary tools to develop it. The robot accepts the control signals from the Keypad to move the robot in forward, backward, left, right direction and to stop it. The GPS receiver allows the user to get the longitudinal and latitudinal of the robot and display it on a LCD display. It can be further developed to be employed in Vehicle Tracking, School Kid Tracking, Locating a Train, etc.

We at ABLab Solutions would get you closer to the robotics domain & GPS so that you can fulfill one of your long overdue wishes: “Making a tracking Robot”.

Learning Outcomes

• How to use Arduino Sketch software tool
• How to write program for Arduino
• How to interface LED with Arduino
• How to interface 16X2 Alphanumeric LCD with Arduino
• How to drive a motor using Motor Driver
• How to interface a DC Motor Driver with Arduino
• How to make a Keypad controlled robot
• How to interface GPS Receiver Module with Arduino

Course Outline

• Introduction to Robotics
• Different types of Robots
• Manual and Autonomous Robots
• Overview of Basic Electronics
• Overview of Digital electronics
• Different types of Sensors
• Different types of Actuators
• Arduino Software Tool- Arduino Sketch
• Introduction to Arduino
• Features of Arduino
• I/O Ports of Arduino
• LED Interfacing with Arduino
• LED Blinking with Arduino
• 16X2 Alphanumeric LCD
• 16X2 Alphanumeric LCD Interfacing with Arduino
• Horizontal Scrolling in 16X2 Alphanumeric LCD with Arduino
• Vertical Scrolling in 16X2 Alphanumeric LCD with Arduino
• 4X4 Keypad
• 4×4 Keypad Interfacing with Arduino and LCD Display
• H-Bridge Driver
• DC Motor Driver
• L293D based DC Motor Driver Interfacing with Arduino in 5V Mode
• L293D based DC Motor Driver Interfacing with Arduino in PWM Mode
• Basics of USART
• USART of Arduino
• GPS Communication
• NMEA Protocol
• GPS Receiver Module Interfacing with Arduino
• Getting Longitude and Latitude from a GPS Receiver with Arduino

Practicals

• LED Interfacing with Arduino
• LED Blinking with Arduino
• 16X2 Alphanumeric LCD Interfacing with Arduino
• Horizontal Scrolling in 16X2 Alphanumeric LCD with Arduino
• Vertical Scrolling in 16X2 Alphanumeric LCD with Arduino
• 4×4 Keypad Interfacing with Arduino and LCD Display
• 16X2 Alphanumeric LCD Interfacing with Arduino
• Horizontal Scrolling in 16X2 Alphanumeric LCD with Arduino
• Vertical Scrolling in 16X2 Alphanumeric LCD with Arduino
• L293D based DC Motor Driver Interfacing with Arduino in 5V Mode
• L293D based DC Motor Driver Interfacing with Arduino in PWM Mode
• GPS Receiver Module Interfacing with Arduino
• Getting Longitude and Latitude from a GPS Receiver with Arduino

Course Duration

The duration of the workshop will be of 16 hours (2 days) which includes both theory and practical sessions.