Abstract:
Unmanned ground vehicles (UGV.\) have been of increasing interest in a numher o{ civilian and militwy applications. in situations such as search and rescue operations, traffic monitoring and surveillance. Sensing ofthe environment and subsequent control are important features of the nm·igation qf' these autonomous mobile agents. Typically, a vision ~ystem is to augment the standard on-board sensor suit, which commonly includes a globed positioning ~ystem (GPS) and inertial navigation sensors (INS). This project serves as the stepping-stone tmvards the research and development (?l such a UG V It provides iJ?formation and also carries analysis o.l various technologies and methods for the realization of such a goal. All aspects including selection o{motors. mechanics, navigational module, pmFer cons/mints. sensors have been discussed at length. The thesis also goes on to explain the implementation of an !SA based 110 card that ·was implemented in order to control the vehiclefi·om a PC
