Balancing control of a hovercraft and tracking directions using GPS | |
| Author | Veekiet Kunapinun |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ISE-11-11 |
| Subject(s) | Ground-effect machines Microcontrollers Global Positioning System |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Mechatronics, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. ISE-11-11 |
| Abstract | This paper proposes an automatic control of a hovercraft. The small model of the hovercraft was built to study control algorithms. The making of the hovercraft must be carefully designed because the weight is very important and the hovercraft with lightweight is the goal to succeed. In control system, the hovercraft is an underactuated system that is difficult to control. The actuators used in the hovercraft are a servo motor for changing direction and a driving motor for moving forward. The hovercraft can move and track the direction by using GPS and compass. GPS and compass are used to find the error of angle when the hovercraft is tracking the direction. The microcontroller is Arduino ATmega1280. The microcontroller is easy to use because it is designed for new users who did not work with microcontrollers before. The fuzzy controller is used to control the direction of the hovercraft. |
| Year | 2011 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. ISE-11-11 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (DISE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Systems Engineering (ISE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Manukid Parnichkun |
| Examination Committee(s) | Mongkol Ekpanyapong;Bohez, Erik L.J. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Royal Thai Government Fellowship |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2011 |