Published in Journal of Industrial Engineering and Robotics, Volume 5, Number 1
Written by STAICU Mihai Laurențiu
Scientific coordinators: Constantin-Adrian POPESCU

The project involves the identification by radio-frequency of an automatically guided vehicle which functions using a kit of 2 DC motors and 3 sensors that are connected to a SensorShield board, placed on an ARDUINO UNO R3 motherboard, powered by a L289N motorshield. The sensors are as follows: one is a HC-SR04 ultrasonic obstacle-avoiding sensor, another is used in guidance/tracking the line, a kit with 5 infra-red TCRT5000 sensors and a RFID sensor, compatible with industrial tags in order to make the reading and differention of the route to which the AGV is subjected. The guiding part is realised by a motorshield board L289N, which puts the 2 DC motors in function. The motors are powered by a 9-Volt battery and 4x 1.5-Volt rechargeable battery with a control switch and also have for mechanical support, a swivel steer and two rubber wheels.

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