Design of Prototype for Metal Detecting Arduino Mobile Robot using Wireless Sensor Network Powered by Solar Energy

Jeyagopi  Raman; Kit Chan Choon; Manoj Kumar  Kar; Munish Kumar  Gupta; Sudesh Nair  Baskara; Chaloemphol  Kaewthep

doi:10.37934/ard.136.1.167178

Authors

Jeyagopi Raman Faculty of Engineering and Quantity Surveying, INTI International University, Persiaran Perdana BBN Putra Nilai, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Kit Chan Choon Faculty of Engineering and Quantity Surveying, INTI International University, Persiaran Perdana BBN Putra Nilai, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Manoj Kumar Kar Faculty of Engineering and Quantity Surveying, INTI International University, Persiaran Perdana BBN Putra Nilai, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Munish Kumar Gupta Faculty of mechanical engineering, Opole university of Technology, Opole, Poland
Sudesh Nair Baskara Faculty of Engineering and Quantity Surveying, INTI International University, Persiaran Perdana BBN Putra Nilai, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Chaloemphol Kaewthep Faculty of Engineering, Shinawatra University, Pathum Thani 12160, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/ard.136.1.167178

Keywords:

robotics, android uno , metal detector module, wireless sensor network, energy

Abstract

In today’s modern technology world, there are several types of mobile robots which use different types of renewable energy systems. The advancement of modern technologies is increasing energy demand volume and is aimed at adopting alternative sources of energy. Renewable energy systems, such as solar power are the better choice to use in moving mobile robots. Robots are the fast-growing technology and communication mode to human in daily lives. Therefore, researchers have integrated solar power as an alternative energy source on mobile robots, which will solve the depletion of fossil fuels. Thus, a four wheels’ metal detection solar powered mobile robot was designed in these studies. The mobile robot is implemented using solar panels, Arduino Uno, metal detector sensor and solar power. The Android Uno was implemented in the development of this mobile robot as its primary brain and to communicate with all its components. In these studies, solar power metal detecting mobile robot is developed to detect the metal and the mobile robot is powered by solar energy and the robot control via wireless sensors network controller. Studies were also done on solar panel testing with various atmospheres and temperatures to accustom the product. The automated robot and the proposed design are compared in terms of the mobile robot's accessibility, metal detecting accuracy and stability of power source. The findings demonstrate that the mobile robot's proposed design can deliver faster metal detection with a more precise, easier in turning and highly dependable power supply.