To find the detailed information regarding this project please visit acccar.blogspot.co.uk
This project has been made possible with the help of our academic supervisor Dr J D Yan.
The team members in this project are Mohammed Gouse Subhan Saheb, Alex Twenji and Nadia Nor Elina Jasman.
The project is based on the idea of controlling various mechanical and electronic components using hand gestures.
The gestures are converted into a radio signals and are transmitted wirelessly to the components which, as a result performs a specific task or action. The project is implemented with the help of an accelerometer, RF receiver, RF transmitter and two Arduinos. An accelerometer is an electromechanical device which measures acceleration in all the three axis. The RF receiver and transmitter both work at a specific frequency. The component in this project is a car with four motors controlled by an Arduino. The hand gestures performed is transmitted to the component through RF signals.
The project was completed by using four main components Arduino Nano, ADXL335, Arduino Mega, a RF 433MHz transmitter and receiver.
As can be deduced from above, the robot is a gesture controlled one that relies on the hand tilt movement in order to achieve the desired output. Gesture control removes the need to have a screen or push buttons between the user and the robot and creates a more filling experience as the interface between the user and the robot becomes personal and is therefore appealing. This was part of the motivation for developing this machine as well as the ease involved with using such a machine.