G.U.A.R.D

This is the G.U.A.R.D Project, a SmartCar based on Smartcar Arduino library. The main goal of this particular SmartCar is; a SmartCar that has the functionallity of getting to a person by GPS-tracking, a camera feed on an analog controller and obstacle avoidence using LIDAR technology with a SLAM algorithm.

Getting started

Not fully ready for getting started on your own, some hardware specs is missing at the moment.

Prerequisites

Android studio Android phone with wifi and bluetooth capabilities running on atleast Android 4.4. SmartCar as specified by Dimitris Platis in the Smartcar library.

Hardware used:

Arduino board: MEGA 2560

LIDAR: LIDAR-Lite v3

Bluetooth Module: HC-05

6x Ultra sonic sensors: SR-04

Arduino Power: 12V battery pack (8x AA batteries)

Power bridge: L293D H-bridge

Raspberry Pi: 3 model B

GPS Module: GlobalSat BU-353

Camera: Picamera v2

RBPi power: 10050 mAh powerbank

Installing

Arduino schematics:

Running the tests

Install the APK through android studio, with this you can test the application even without a SmartCar. Run the InstrumentedTestSuite.java.

Authors

Erik Laurin, Joacim Eberlen, Justinas Stirbys, Shaun McMurray, Boyan Dai, Gabriel Bulai

Acknowledgments

Dimitris Platis: The creator of the SmartCar Shield arduino library http://plat.is/smartcar. Axel Granli: For the many laughs we've had since he left.

Version

//1.0.0 Joacim Eberlen (2017-04-24) 1.0.1 Erik Laurin (2017-05-16) - minor updates