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Development of an autonomous plant-robot hybrid system for plant-human-environment studies
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Development of an autonomous plant-robot hybrid system for plant-human-environment studies
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Zhang
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Yicheng
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1990-
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Yicheng Zhang
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Zou
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Qingze Zou
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Jingang Yi
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - New Brunswick
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2014
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2014-10
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2014
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The goal of this project is to develop a plant-robot hybrid system as a platform to enable and enhance the studies of plant-environment and plant-human interactions. To achieve this goal, an autonomous robot is designed, built, and integrated to the plant to achieve functions including sunlight searching, water source searching, and pet-like interaction with human. In order to realize the multi-functionality of this hybrid system, an autonomous vehicle based on omni-wheel and Arduino microprocessor is developed. The solar panel battery maintainer, and infrared receiver module are utilized as the light sensor and target sensor, respectively to achieve sunlight searching and water source seeking functionality. Moreover, the Pixy optical sensor has been integrated to graphical tracking function. The motion planning algorithms based on omni-wheel control and algorithms to coordinate the sensor signals with robotic motion control are developed and implemented to the robot platform. For the software part, functions including omni-wheel motion, obstacle avoidance, sunlight searching, infrared signal source searching and visual sensing have been developed. This plant-robot hybrid system provides a platform to study the plant-environment and plant-human interaction. Multiple plant-robot hybrid systems can be integrated together via wireless communication to form a network. Also, more sensing functions can be introduced into the system and opens to other applications, for example, applying gas sensors to acquire environment gas mapping.
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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Robotics
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Plants
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by Yicheng Zhang
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ETD graduate
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Zhang
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Yicheng
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2014-09-24 15:37:33
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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