TECHEAVE 2021

PROJECT TITLE: ARCEE (RC)

Team Leader: Aman Singh

Team Name & ID: GENESIS (SYL6874)

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Institute Name: Echelon Institute of Technology, Faridabad

IDEA

Design of our Project

Theme: Arcee (RC) is based on the theme of land and water robot joined together. It can provide a proper surveillance, using GPS and a wireless camera embedded in it, from a safe distance. It has some specific features like Mine Detecting and SONAR (A small version of it) also.

Concept: There are multiple concepts that are involved in this project.

For land, we have added a metal detector to detect underground mines. The metal detector works on the principle Electronic Magnetic Induction.

For water, we have added a miniature SONAR to locate underwater entities. SONAR, Sound Navigation and Ranging, works on the same principle as that of an echo.

Camera is added to get the visual of the surroundings of the Arcee (RC).

GPS is also added in the Arcee (RC) in order to send its current coordinates to the operator at all times.

We have used special type of tyres with high pitch of tread pattern which will provide high grip on land and water both. For water, tyres are made of such material that will provide Arcee (RC) the necessary buoyancy to float on water and they will provide directional navigation to it also.

Ducted turbine fan will help us in providing the necessary speed to Arcee (RC) when it is on water operations. The tyre will act as a navigational entity to achieve the desired direction.

Mechanism:

The metal detector is attached to a non-metal plate which, in whole, will be operated by a water proof servo motor in order to perform the task according to the user needs. Metal detector transmits an electromagnetic field from the search coil into the ground. Any metal objects (targets) within the electromagnetic field will become energised and retransmit an electromagnetic field of their own.

The SONAR is attached to the bottom of Arcee (RC). It sends pulses of sound waves down through the water. When these pulses hit objects like fish, vegetation or the bottom, they are reflected back to the surface. This information enables the device to judge the depth of the object it reflected off.

Benefits

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• Visual surveillance can be done from a far away place.
• Arcee can help in detecting underground mines from a safe distance.
• It can also help in detecting underwater mines from a safe place.
• GPS is also added in order to know it’s location and it will also help in knowing the location of the located mines.

Further Changes

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Upon researching, we find out further changes in the current model can be done for example, the SONAR we are using works on the principle of line of sight and has low range but we can use Ping360 which provides us greater range than the previous one and it is more reliable. It is all about experimenting.