Video of preliminary results without the real world exterminations :
The presentation as well as the master thesis can be downloaded from my researchgate account here.
ROS on turtlebot2
The idea of the project is pretty simple , 4 waypoints and 4 AR tags each AR tag has a location and it can navigate and patrol around these points .
middleware and OS used in the project :
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ROS Hydro on Ubuntu 12.04
Libraries:
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ar_track_alvar
rbx1 : ros by example book package 1
rbx2 : ros by example book package 2
opencv
pcl
The main programming language of the project is python.
pneumatic engine
Instead of petroleum you can use compressed air to push the cylinder to create circular motion
This project was modelled 3D in solidworks , and also mathematically on matlab . Also all the circuits are handy made . was implemented by proteus and also Fritzing CAD .
Control was implemented using PLC ( Siemens ) and then replaced with Arduino .
NileBot Project
In co-ordination with IEEE RAS Egypt , me as one of the founders of RoboClub GUC we have implemented part of an Online course to make your first Robot , Even we went further and made an 8 week long workshop on hand skills to build your robot .
you can find the project in here : http://www.ras-egypt.org/course/NileBot.html
you can find the sessions here : http://www.ras-egypt.org/course/schedule.html
Minesweeper Robot
The mine-sweeping is a major problem in a lot of lands and automating this process will lead to a safe way to remove them . This De-mining Robot is to solve the mine sweeping problem. The proposed mechanical design is done based on the Asguard robot that was made by DFKI with some modifications [1]. There is a dock with computer that will receive data from the Robot on field to draw a map and localize its place. Xbee was used for communication and 2 metal sensors were used to detect the surface and buried mines. The controller was based on open source hardware arduino Due. You can find a video about our real robot in the field
The following is not a detailed report so for more info just contact me http://www.challenge.toradex.com/projects/10092-minesweeper-robot.
BSC Thesis: Pick and Place Robotic Arm
This was a bachelor thesis project to obtain my BSC in mechatronics engineering from the German University in Cairo. The internship/Project was held in Egyptian German Automotive factory that is a joint venture with Daimler AG.
Video for the project working :
Thesis can be sent by request
Robotics Workshop
Make your first Robot using:
simple wooden body
small geared DC motors
ultrasonic sensor
Arduino microcontroller ( as Micro-controller AKA Brain ) ….
This project is totally open for anyone to share and develop on it . All the bill of materials and slides explaining it will be published soon .
Mark Bastourous 