Design and Development of Sonar Based Autonomous Robot for Localization and Mapping for Potentially Unsafe Areas

Designing of autonomous robot for exploration of unknown areas requires study of various branches, such as giving intelligence to robot, to make itself organizing embedded system. This paper proposes design of intelligent autonomous robot for inspection of potentially unsafe areas. The important function for exploration of area is dimension measurement and mapping. Also, considering safety, there is need of inspection of some places like caves for mining applications, without intervention of human workers. It also aims at graphical representation of scaled down outline model of actual space in which robot is allowed to move. The serial interface with the central system, allows central system to control robot. This system can also be used for multiple objectives such as displaying exact dimensions of any enclosure. The significant component used to implement the autonomous robot is ultrasonic sensor.