<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Terrain exploration robots can be of great usefulness in critical navigation circumstances. However, the challenge is how to guarantee a control for covering a full terrain area. That way, the application of a chaotic oscillator to control the wheels of an autonomous mobile robot, is introduced herein. Basically, we describe the realization of a random number generator (RNG) based on a double-scroll chaotic oscillator, which is used to guide the robot to cover a full terrain area. The resolution of the terrain exploration area is determined by both the number of bits provided by the RNG and the characteristics of step motors. Finally, the experimental results highlight the covered area by painting the trajectories that the robot explores.</p></abstract>

Terrain exploration robots can be of great usefulness in critical navigation circumstances. However, the challenge is how to guarantee a control for covering a full terrain area. That way, the application of a chaotic oscillator to control the wheels of an autonomous mobile robot, is introduced herein. Basically, we describe the realization of a random number generator (RNG) based on a double-scroll chaotic oscillator, which is used to guide the robot to cover a full terrain area. The resolution of the terrain exploration area is determined by both the number of bits provided by the RNG and the characteristics of step motors. Finally, the experimental results highlight the covered area by painting the trajectories that the robot explores.

Application of a Chaotic Oscillator in an Autonomous Mobile Robot

INAOE, Department of Electronics, Tonantzintla, Puebla 72840, México

Instituto Tecnológico de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México

Universidad del Papaloapan, Campus Loma Bonita, Oaxaca, México

Universidad Politécnica de Puebla, Puebla, México

Journal of Electrical Engineering

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Terrain exploration robots can be of great usefulness in critical navigation circumstances. However, the challenge is how to guarantee a control for covering a...

Application of a Chaotic Oscillator in an Autonomous Mobile Robot

Published Online: Jun 17, 2014

Page range: 157 - 162

Received: Apr 15, 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2014-0024

Keywords
chaotic oscillator, operational amplifier, random number generator, autonomous robot, step motor, microcontroller

© Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Application of a Chaotic Oscillator in an Autonomous Mobile Robot

Published Online: Jun 17, 2014

Page range: 157 - 162

Received: Apr 15, 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2014-0024

Keywordschaotic oscillator, operational amplifier, random number generator, autonomous robot, step motor, microcontroller

© Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords
chaotic oscillator, operational amplifier, random number generator, autonomous robot, step motor, microcontroller