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1 INTRODUCTION
2 PRINCIPLE
3 BLOCK DIAGRAM
4 LITERATURE SURVEY
5 METHODOLOGY
6 APPLICATIONS
7 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
REQUIREMENTS

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 INTRODUCTION

A gesture is a form of non-verbal communication in which visible bodily actions

communicate particular messages, either in place of speech or together and in parallel with
words. Gestures include movement of the hands, face, or other parts of the body. Gestures
differ from physical non-verbal communication that does not communicate specific
messages, such as purely expressive displays, proxemics, or displays of joint
attention. Gestures allow individuals to communicate a variety of feelings and thoughts,
from contempt and hostility to approval and affection, often together with body language in
addition to words when they speak.

A robot is a mechanical device that can perform tasks automatically. Some robots require
some degree of guidance, which may be done using a remote control, or with a computer
interface. A robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by a program
or circuitry. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or remotely controlled and
range from humanoids such as ASIMO and TOPIO to Nano robots, 'swarm' robots,
and industrial robots. By mimicking a lifelike appearance or automating movements, a
robot may convey a sense of intelligence or thought of its own. The branch of technology
that deals with robots is called robotics.

A Gesture Controlled robot is a kind of robot which can be controlled by your hand gestures
not by old buttons. You just need to wear a small transmitting device in your hand which
included an acceleration meter. This will transmit an appropriate command to the robot so
that it can do whatever we want. Hand gesture controlled robot is developed using MPU6050,
which is a 3-axis Accelerometer and 3-axis Gyroscope sensor and the controller part is Arduino Nano.
Instead of using a remote control with buttons or a joystick, the gestures of the hand are used to
control the motion of the robot. he project is based on wireless communication, where the data from
the hand gestures is transmitted to the robot over RF link (RF Transmitter – Receiver pair).The project
is divided into transmitter and receiver section. The circuit diagram and components are explained
separately for both transmitter and receiver sections.

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 PRINCIPLE
In order to understand the principle of operation of Hand Gesture Controlled Robot, let us
divide the project into three parts.

The first part is getting data from the MPU6050 Accelerometer Gyro Sensor by the Arduino.
The Arduino continuously acquires data from the MPU6050 and based on the predefined
parameters, it sends a data to the RF Transmitter.

The second part of the project is the Wireless Communication between the RF Transmitter
and RF Receiver. The RF Transmitter, upon receiving data from Arduino (through the
Encoder IC), transmits it through the RF Communication to the RF Receiver.

Finally, the third part of the project is decoding the Data received by the RF Receiver and
sending appropriate signals to the Motor Driver IC, which will activate the Wheel Motors of
the Robot.

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 About Arduino with Block Diagram

The following images show the simple block diagram of Hand Gesture Controlled Robot for
both Transmitter and Receiver Parts.

Transmitter Block Diagram

Receiver Block Diagram

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LITERATURE SURVEY

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METHODOLOGY

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 APPLICATIONS
I. The applications are huge, they can be used by physically challenged people to navigate their

robot around space .

II. The accelerometer is also used in IMU(inertial measurement unit) for stabilizing drones and
ROV’s in 3D space, along with a Gyro scope. Eg. Balancing robot, robot arms etc.

III. This sensor can also be used to calculate the distance traveled over time on a particular axis.
Suppose you measure the acceleration on X-axis over 10 seconds, double integrating this
expression will give you distance traveled, the mathematical model is bit more complex, but I
hope you get the idea. This feature is used in mapping and localization.

IV. These robots are used in military applications to operate robots

V. These robots are used in medical applications for the purpose of surgery

VI. These robotics are used in the construction field

VII. These robotics are used in industries to control trolly and lift.

VIII. Wireless controlled robots are very useful in many applications like remote surveillance, military
etc.

IX. Hand gesture controlled robot can be used by physically challenged in wheelchairs.

X. Hand gesture controlled industrial grade robotic arms can be developed.

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HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

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