Gesture Control Rover

With the emergence of robots in many industries, various tasks that were once considered complex for humans are now effortless. Their functionality and accuracy has proven to be lucrative as well productive in various production sectors. Our project presents the design of a rover employing a rocker bogie mechanism with a bell crank lever mechanism for chassis stabilization and a 5 degree of freedom robotic arm for manipulation. The movements of the rover are controlled using the Myo armband. No external sensors such as a motion capturing system exists with this independent gesture recognition system. Various sensors are incorporated within this wearable device and it accepts the user¿s gestures and operates flawlessly. To operate the robotic arm at higher speeds and with better accuracy, we need a new approach to bridge this gap. The Leap Motion Technology, a latest development in Human Computer interaction area is the solution to intricacies with operation. This remarkable piece of technology locates the human hand in air accurate to millimeter. To rotate the various joints of the robotic arm the x, y and z coordinates of the human hand are determined.