SWARM Robotics
LEARN HOW TO:
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Use Arduino hardware & Arduino programming for microcontroller based hobby project development
Use WinAVR cross compiler for microcontroller based industrial project development in Embedded C
Interfacing LCD
Interfacing & using optical sensor to make different robots
Build line follower, obstacle follower & obstacle avoider robot
Control robots using analog sound sensor & ADC
Understanding & working with SPI protocol
Use RF based wireless communication in your project
Interface TI’s CC2500 wireless transceiver module
Understanding concepts & building of SWARM robots e.g. SWARM obstacle avoider etc.
and many more...
DETAILS OF THE SYLLABUS:
Introduction to Robotics
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What is robot?
Types of robot
Application of robot
Basic Parts of robot
Introduction to Embedded Systems
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What is Embedded System?
Characteristics
Examples of Embedded System
Microcontrollers used in Robotics
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Microprocessors and Microcontrollers
Block Diagram of Microprocessors and Microcontrollers
Microcontrollers Classification
AVR Microcontroller
Basic circuit diagram of AVR microcontroller
Understanding & working with Arduino hardware & software/programming platform for hobby projects
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Getting started with Arduino
Understanding the ARDUINO Platforms: Board, Shield, analog-digital pins & programming syntaxes
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Installing device driver for ARDUINO
Downloading firmware into the ARDUINO board
Basic I/O Device Interfacing:
 LED
 Glowing of LED
 Blinking of LED
 Buzzer
 Beeping of Buzzer
 Different monophonic tone generation
 Switch interface
 Circuit/connection details of the switches
 Switch/Input programming concepts e.g. pull-up configuration, de-bounce condition checking
etc.
 Development & testing of various switch based input & output programs
Understanding different project building options in Arduino platform
Understanding & working with WinAVR based Embedded C programming for industrial projects
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Switching : Arduino programming to WinAVR embedded C programming without changing the UC board
Understanding structure of embedded c program & syntax
DDR, PORT & PIN register explanation
Output & input programming techniques
16x2 Character LCD Interfacing
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LCD Features
LCD Connection
Algorithm to Control LCD
LCD Commands
Programming & development of LCD based applications
Robotic Kit Assembling
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Identification of kit contents/components
Kit assembling instruction to follow & assembling of the kit
Testing the working of the kit
Actuator/Motor Interfacing
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Types of actuators used in robotics
DC motors
Linear Actuators
Motor driver using relay
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Motor driver using transistor
Solid-state drivers: H-bridge IC drivers
DC Motor controlling
Input taking methods & Digital Sensor Interfacing
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Need for sensors
Basic type of sensors
Concepts of Light sensor using LDR, photo transistor, IR LED and photo diode
Working principle & interfacing of Digital MPOS (Multi-purpose Optical Sensor)
Making of Obstacle avoider robot
 Test run of the obstacle avoider robot in the real world environment
 Making of Line follower robot
 Test run of the follower robot in the real world environment
Analog to Digital Conversion (ADC) & Analog Sensor Interfacing
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What is ADC?
ADC features, channels & resolution
Getting data from different channels
Understanding the working principle of Analog sound sensor
Interfacing & making of sound controlled/activated robot
Understanding & working with SPI Protocol
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Understanding SPI Protocol
Frame Format & Block Diagram
Atmega series microcontroller registers for SPI
Master Slave Operation:
 Single Master & Single Slave Communication
 Single Master to Multi Slave Communication
Programming & development of different SPI based applications
SWARM Robotics
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Definition and description of swarm robots
Multi-robot system
Actual and proportional real world application of SWARM robots
RF Transmission and Reception concepts
Interfacing CC2500 RF Transceiver Module
Implementation of SWARM intelligence
Communication & synchronization in between the SWARM robots
Building SWARM obstacle avoider robots & developing algorithm for it
Takeaway Training Kit Contents: (as SWARM Robot communication requires minimum 2 robots hence the
below kit contents are as mentioned will be given in multiple of 2 in quantity)
1. Arduino clone/compatible development board (specially designed for building basic robots without
requiring an expensive motor driver shield & lots of connecting wires) with the following features:
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 Includes Atmel’s popular AVR series microcontroller
 Designed as per Arduino standard, compatibility & can be programmed using Arduino IDE also
 Standard Arduino Shield cab be mounted easily
 On-board Motor Driver for connecting 2 DC motors or 1 Stepper motor
 On-board Reset switch
 16 MHz external crystal
 Exposed all 20 normal usable I/O pins
 Exposed 6 channel I/O pins for ADC with 5v/1A power supply (Arduino analog A0 to A5)
 Exposed 14 digital I/O channels (D0 – D13) for sensors & other peripherals with 5V/1A supply
 Separate power supply option for Motor & Microcontroller
 On-board 5v reg. IC & dual power supply option: through DC source (6 - 16V) or through USB
 One test surface mounted LED (Arduino digital13) for status and debugging purpose
 Two supply indicator LEDs for microcontroller supply & motor supply
 Exposed 3.3V, 5V & Ground pins
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CC2500 Module
Digital Optical sensors
Sensor Connector/Cable
Analog Sound Sensor
16x2 Character LCD
USB cable
A set of robotic chassis
Geared DC motors
Molded plastic wheels with rubber grip
Ball caster with 360 degree freedom
Batteries for power supply
Battery connectors/snappers
Nut Bolt Pouch
Screw driver
CD containing study materials, sample code, user manuals, software etc.
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