Industrial Mechanizations Based on Obstacle Avoidance

Abstract

This article presents different mechanical applications which employ obstacle avoidance technics for automation of many industrial activities.  To understand the working mechanism of this technology I used a prototype robot developed using ultrasonic sensors and controlled by an Arduino microcontroller.  Ultrasonic sensors are fixed in front of the robot to detect obstacles in front of the robot. Once an obstacle is detected, the robot deviates from its path to choose an obstacle free path through the microcontroller. This mechanism can be integrated in a number of applications to develop intelligent mechanical systems for automation purposes such applications can be used in package delivery robots, intelligent vehicles that can avoid collisions on the roads and many more other applications.