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Satbot: A Gps (Global Positioning System) Based Satellite Robotics Workshop

The document describes a 2-day GPS and robotics workshop where students will learn to build and program a robotic vehicle using a microcontroller and GPS module. Over the course of 8 sessions, students will learn about robotics concepts and components like sensors, actuators, and mechanical design. They will program a microcontroller board to control motors and read sensors to navigate a robotic vehicle using GPS data. The training kit provided includes a microcontroller board, motors, sensors, and a GPS module for interfacing and robot navigation exercises.

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Satbot: A Gps (Global Positioning System) Based Satellite Robotics Workshop

The document describes a 2-day GPS and robotics workshop where students will learn to build and program a robotic vehicle using a microcontroller and GPS module. Over the course of 8 sessions, students will learn about robotics concepts and components like sensors, actuators, and mechanical design. They will program a microcontroller board to control motors and read sensors to navigate a robotic vehicle using GPS data. The training kit provided includes a microcontroller board, motors, sensors, and a GPS module for interfacing and robot navigation exercises.

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SatBot

A GPS (Global Positioning System) based Satellite Robotics workshop


It is a GPS based Robotic vehicle work shop where a student could learn the art of making robotic
vehicle, Programming micro controllers using embedded C, Feeding artificial intelligence in robotic
vehicle, Communication protocols, Satellites and GPS, interfacing GPS module and many more.

What would you learn?

• Details on AVR series of microcontroller


• Programming the microcontroller using embedded C
• Interfacing and controlling various devices like keypad, LED, buzzer, motors, sensors, etc
with microcontroller
• Interfacing and controlling the robotic vehicle
• Making serial communication with PC using hyper terminal and UART communication
protocol
• Interfacing GPS module with PC
• Interfacing GPS module with micro controller
• Finding Robots position through GPS
• Area Exploration through GPS
• GPS based Speedometer
• GPS based odometer
• Linking a map with GPS
• Use of different sensors in robotics

DETAILED COURSE CONTENT:

Session 1:

Introduction:
• Introduction to Robotics
• Types of Robots
• Introduction to robotic vehicle
• Concepts on satellite
• Concepts of GPS
• System segmentation
• Communication
• Navigation equations
• positioning
Sensors:
• Obstacle sensor
• Limit Switch
• Gyroscope
• Shaft Encoder
• Sensor selection criteria
Actuator:
• DC motor
• Servo motor
• Stepper Motor
• Piezo actuator
• Actuator selection criteria for robotic arm

Session 2:
Mechanical Structure:
• Making the robotic vehicle
• Mechanical design of a robotic vehicle
• Kit identification
• Kit assembling

Circuit Board and micro controller:


• Exposure to different architectures (RISC vs. CISC)
• Why AVR? (Advantages, philosophy, architecture)
• Board details and specifications

Session 3:
Microcontroller Programming:
• Basics of programming
• Introduction to Embedded C programming
• Use of the Win AVR compiler
• Simple Programming practices on simple IO

Robotic vehicle Controlling:


• Controlling the DC motors
• Controlling Speed of DC motor using PWM
• Controlling the robotic vehicle

Session 4:
Interfacing GPS with PC
• Study of UART communication protocol
• Communication between PC and micro controller board through UART
• Interfacing GPS module with PC
• Study of visual basic
• Communication between Google earth with GPS module
• Linking a map with GPS module
• Controlling the robotic arm through PC
Interfacing GPS with micro controller:
• Exploring the UART of micro controller
• Interfacing the GPS with micro controller
• Position detection using GPS
• Using NMEA commands for GPS communication

The Training kit contents:-

1. Micro controller development board with the following features.

• Includes Atmel’s ATmega16 Microcontroller with 16kb flash memory working at


16MIPS or ATmega8535 Microcontroller with 8kb flash memory working at 16MIPS.
• Compatible with all AVR 40 pin micro controllers.
• On-board LCD interface (it can also be used for any other general purpose
application).
• On-board Motor Driver for connecting 4 DC motors or 2 Stepper motors
• On board Servo interface
• On-board regulated power supply.
• PC interface through UART.
• On-board Buzzer.
• 16 MHz external crystal.
• Exposed all 32 I/O pins.
• Exposed 8 channel I/O pins for ADC and sensors with 5V/1A power supply.
• Exposed 8 channel I/O pins for servo and sensors with dual power supply.
• Five tact switches for external input and reset.
• Four test surface mounted LEDs for status and debugging purpose.
• Two supply indicator LEDs.
• Dual power supply through DC source (6V to 16V) or USB powered.
• On board USB programmer.
• Dual or single power supply option.
• Exposed ISP pins for programming.

2. Serial cable (1)


3. USB cable (1)
4. A set of robotic parts for Robotic vehicle (1)
5. Geared DC motor (2)
6. Batteries for power supply (2)
7. GPS module (non takeaway) (1)
8. Optical sensor (2)
9. LCD (1)

Duration: 2 day, 8 hour per day

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