Abstract:
The ability to jump is found widely among small animals such as frogs, grasshoppers, and fleas. They jump to overcome large obstacles relative to their small sizes. Inspired by the animals’ jumping capability, a miniature-jumping robot—Michigan State University (MSU) Jumper—has been developed. In this paper, the mechanical design, fabrication, and experimentation of the MSU jumper are presented. The robot can achieve the following three performances simultaneously, which distinguish it from the other existing jumping robots. First, it can perform continuous steerable jumping that is based on the self-righting and the steering capabilities.
Second, the robot only requires a single actuator to perform all the functions. Third, the robot has a light Weight (23.5 g) to reduce the damage that results from the impact of landing. Experimental results show that, with a 75◦ take-off angle, the robot can jump up to 87 cm in vertical height and 90 cm in horizontal distance. The robot has a wide range of applications such as sensor/communication networks, search and rescue, surveillance, and environmental monitoring.
Existing System:
In the existing System, the robot is performing very low range height and controlling through wired communication. So we cannot use for that is commercial purpose. So the proposed system we are overcome the problem.
Proposed System:
In this proposed system we are operating the robot through AT89c51 microcontroller. The jumping range is very high compare with previous range, the commands are passing through Zigbee protocol from PC section. The LCD displays the current process. The jumping height and wide ranges are increasing in this process, Microcontroller using for control the robot very quickly. Motor drivers are using to switching the robot operating motors ON/OFF.