Wirelessly controlled timing belt based climbing platform

This project report presents the design of a wireless control system for a timing belt based platform (tank robot). Small climbing robots are especially desired in the exploration of outer space where they can be used to perform inspection and observation. An embedded system controlled tank robot with four wheels was designed. The tank robot is able to process information from all its sensors, has the ability to adjust to different environments, and is also controllable through a wireless communication link. This project report presents the robot’s control hardware design, software design, wireless communication system design, prototype construction, remote computer Graphical User Interface design and robot control algorithms.