Abstract: Robotics Technology is the latest miraculous application of engineering science that has ushered a revolution in various fields of modern day world namely industry, medical field, space and household domain and it aims at the betterment of life. This paper attempts to address one such household chores with the intention of reducing our labor and time. The paper has mainly two parts. First part is an algorithm of obstacle detection, obstacle avoidance and an efficient floor traversing mechanism. This algorithm can have many applications like ground scanning, collecting items from floor, surface painting, floor cleaning. Second part illustrates one such application- dusting the surface

• Publication Date: 25-May-2014
• DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-028-6-02-105
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Abstract: In an excavator, a sprocket is a toothed wheel that engages with a chain or track to transmit rotary motion. Sprocket, track and idler form an assembly to cause the motion of excavator. Optimization is a methodology of making something (as a design, system, or decision) as fully perfect, functional, or effective as possible to maximize productivity or minimize waste. In this paper, sprocket weight optimization is done with reducing material to get optimized design which can perform well under torque condition keeping same constraints. For this purpose, an FEM tool is used for analyzing existing and optimized sprocket with different types of FEA techniques. Strain Gauging is done for correlation with FEA virtual strain to confirm the loadings. Conceptual Test rig is proposed to validate the optimized sprocke

• Publication Date: 25-May-2014
• DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-028-6-03-80
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