Arduino Powered Remote Control Trolley

Nowadays, people love to travel anywhere. Airports mainly never run out of bustling crowds of traveler. They are carrying heavy luggage which is one of the biggest travel hassle. It is indispensable that airports offer luggage carts to ease such burden. Theses luggage carts are largely found in airports, large bus stations, hotels, or train stations. However, extra effort is required to navigate especially those individual with disability or the elders. Thus, the researchers proposed a remote controlled luggage cart. The main objective of this study is to create a luggage cart that being controlled by the owner by using a remote control. Specifically, it aims the following: (1) to construct a luggage cart that can carry less than or equal to 5.6 kilograms weight of luggage; (2) to wirelessly control the luggage cart using two Arduino Microcontrollers, two Zigbee modules, a direction/tilt sensor; and (3) to navigate the wheels of the luggage cart using a relay, dc motor and servo motor. This luggage cart is limited to stop, forward, left and right directions, as well as limited turning. It has its own specific frequency dedicated to follow its owner.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER PAGE

TITLE PAGE

APPROVAL PAGE

DEDICATION

ACKNOWELDGEMENT

ABSTRACT

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1      BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT

• PROBLEM STATEMENT
• AIM OF THE PROJECT
• OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT
• SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT
• APPLICATION OF THE PROJECT
• METHODOLOGY
• PROJECT ORGANISATION

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• LITERATURE SURVEY OF THE STUDY
• REVIEW OF TROLLEYS
• REVIEW OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF TROLLEYS AND THEIR TYPES
• REVIEW OF DIFFERENT ELECTRNICAL AND AUTOMATIC TROLLEY
• RELATED EMPIRICAL STUDIES
• OTHER RELATED STUDIES

CHAPTER THREE

       MATERIALS AND METHODS

• MATERIALS USED IN THE RESEARCH STUDY
• DESCRIPTION OF HARDWARES USED
• METHODS AND DESIGN
• SYSTEM FLOW CHART
• SYSTEM CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
• PROJECT CODE

CHAPTER FOUR

RESULT ANALYSIS

• CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURE AND TESTING ANALYSIS
• ASSEMBLING OF SECTIONS
• TESTING OF SYSTEM OPERATION
• RESULT

CHAPTER FIVE

• CONCLUSION
• RECOMMENDATION
• REFERENCES

CHAPTER ONE

1.0                                          INTRODUCTION

1.1                            BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Airport is one of the crowded places in the world. Plane is usually the primary transportation for business trips, family vacations, or studying abroad. Thus, it is necessary that airports provide luggage carts for travelers to ease the burden of traversing from one terminal to another or around the airport areas.

Baggage carts, luggage carts, luggage trolleys or trolleys are small vehicles manually navigated by travelers. There are two major sizes: One for big luggage and one for small luggage. Carts have usually two parts for carrying luggage: a small section (basket) for carry-on luggage at the same level as the handle, and a lowered large section for suitcases and a small or large bag [1].

Nowadays, technology has greatly influenced airports as well. Remote controlled luggage cart are being introduced like the NUA Robotics that is mainly controlled by connecting to the owner’s smart phone. It uses proximity sensors to prevent collision with other things.

The researchers proposed a design where the luggage cart does not need any human effort. This is a remote controlled luggage cart managed by the owner using Arduino and Zigbee technologies. There will be a remote control given to the owner to navigate such luggage cart. The luggage trolley will automatically follow the direction of the owner’s action using the remote control.

1.2                                   PROBLEM STATEMENT

In day today life we may have to carry so many goods and objects of various quantities from one place to another especially in offices, schools, colleges, hotels, industries, apartments etc, and this is highly tiresome. An arduino based remote control trolley makes it easy of carrying objects from place to place in a more comfortable and tireless manner without involving the user intervention.

1.3                                    AIM OF THE PROJECT

The main aim of this design is to create a luggage trolley that being controlled by the owner by using a remote control. Specifically,

1.4                            OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

The objectives of the work is as follows:

(1) to construct a luggage cart that can carry less than or equal to 5.6 kilograms weight of luggage;

(2) to wirelessly control the luggage cart using two Arduino Microcontrollers, two Zigbee modules, a direction/tilt sensor; and

(3) to navigate the wheels of the luggage cart using a relay, dc motor and servo motor.

1.5                          SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT

The main advantage of this trolley is that it can be used for carrying luggage from one place to another in home, offices and industries. Secondly, it is controlled using remote which means that it moves without human intervention.

1.6                           APPLICATION OF THE PROJECT

This device is used in places like:

1. Airports
2. home,

• shopping centres

1. offices and industries

1.7                                                        METHODOLOGY

To achieve the aim and objectives of this work, the following are the steps involved:

1. Study of the previous work on the project so as to improve it efficiency.
2. Draw a block diagram.

• Test for continuity of components and devices,

1. Design and calculation for the device was carried out.
2. Studying of various component used in circuit.
3. Construction of the circuit was carried out.

• Finally, the whole device was cased and final test was carried out.

1.8                                                         PROJECT ORGANISATION

The work is organized as follows: chapter one discuses the introductory part of the work, chapter two presents the literature review of the study, chapter three describes the methods applied, chapter four discusses the results of the work, chapter five summarizes the research outcomes and the recommendations.