Follow Me Robots

Abstract. Applications for a versatile robot capable of tracking and following a person is very alluring. Nowadays there are mobile robots capable of tracking and following a person. However, current robots cannot operate efficiently in unstructured environments as there are two major issues associated with developing a Follow me robot that are mandatory to overcome. The first one is implementing a proper sensory device and the second is maintaining control alongside navigation. In this paper we describe a concept of a robot capable of tracking and following a person with the extension of portable luggage carrier and manual control utility using Arduino UNO where main focuses where placed upon the functions of sensory and navigation module.

Also the robot pairs with an android app and uses Bluetooth to follow a phone’s GPS coordinates thus following the person. Additionally we can also have manual control over the robot where it can be given specific GPS coordinate points which will be processed by the trolley and it can travel there on its own. As for the platform where the luggage or personal items may be stored is portable and comfortably easy to maintain. Although this model is not suitable to carry tons of weight, it can surely carry most of the daily necessities and follow a person for his/her comfort. Hence the person tracking and luggage carrier can both be implemented concurrently in unstructured environments.

The rest of the paper is as follows. The 2nd section of this paper consists of our proposed model explained through a block diagram for the automated trolley with the extension of the circuit components, experimental (hardware and software) implementations and the outcome of the project followed by the conclusion, which will all be discussed respectively in 3rd and 4th

2. A brief explanation of how the components work and their technical offering in this project are as follows-

A. GPS. The GPS module implemented on the trolley is ‘NEO-6M-0-001’ presented in Fig.3. The purpose of this module is to locate the position of the person. Now to track a person we need the longitude and latitude (2-D position) which the GPS receiver can get it by locking into at least 3 satellites [citation]. Thus the position of a person can be located alongside, Speed, Bearing, Track, Trip distance, Distance to destination. GPS module is connected to the Arduino and also get power from it. After finding the value it sends the data to the Arduino for processing thus finding the location. Now for tuning at an angle where the person resides we use the compass module.

Fig. 3 NEO-6M-0-001 GPS