Đồ án tốt nghiệp - Design of a model and controller for a lawn mowing robot

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION &amp TRAINNING
HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION
FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

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GRADUATION THESIS
DESIGN OF A MODEL AND CONTROLLER FOR A
LAWN MOWING ROBOT
Major: Automation and Control Engineering Technology

Instructor

: Dr. Dang Xuan Ba

Student’s name

: Tran Thanh Dung
Nguyen Xuan Tan Tai
Nguyen Huu Minh Quan

Ho Chi Minh City, June 2024

20151001
20151319
20151012

HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF
TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION
FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence – Freedom – Happiness
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Ho Chi Minh city, June 24, 2024

GRADUATION PROJECT TASKS
Instructor: Dr. Dang Xuan Ba
Student’s name:

Tran Thanh Dung

MSSV:20151001
Class: 20151CLA1
No: 0985401193

Nguyen Xuan Tan Tai

MSSV:20151319
Class: 20151CLA1
No: 0977858762

Nguyen Huu Minh Quan

MSSV:20151012
Class: 20151CLA2
No: 0966757022

Major: Automation and Control Engineering Technology
Program: Full -time
Academic year: 2020

ID Major: 20151CLA

1. Name of project
Design of a model and controller for a lawn mowing robot.
2. Content of project
• Research to understand general overview and theoretical foundations of the project.
• Hardware Design of the Robot in SolidWorks 2021.
• Calculate the forward kinematics (axis placement, workspace mapping) and
inverse kinematics of the lawn mowing robot using algebraic methods, and
provide analysis.
• Research and develop methods for remote control using RF signals, control of
stepper motors, DC motors.
• Research and develop a remote wireless communication system.
• Construct the robot model and the control cabinet.

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• Design control and monitoring interface using python programming language.
• Programming image processing to alert when someone appears.
• Development of a Remote-Control Program for the Lawn Mowing Robot
• Evaluation of the Model, Algorithms, and Controller Applied to the Lawn Mowing
Robot in Real-World Conditions
3. Expected products
• Experimental model of Lawn mowing robot
• Electrical cabinets and control circuits
• Control program
• Graduation project report book
• Poster summarizing the topic
• Video introducing the project
4. Project start date: 10/12/2023
5. Project submission: 24/06/2024
6. Presentation language:

The report: English ☑

Vietnamese ☐

Presentation: English ☑

Vietnamese ☐

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INSTRUCTOR

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