TELKOMNIKA (Telecommunication Computing Electronics and Control)
Vol 20, No 2: April 2022

Path discovering in maze area using mobile robot

Ibrahim Majid Mohammed (School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia)
Mustafa Zuhaer Nayef Al-Dabagh (Department of Computer Science, College of Science, Knowledge University, Erbil 44001, Iraq)
Salar Jamal Rashid (Department of Technical Training, Computer Center, Northern Technical University, Mosul, Iraq)
Nor Ashidi Mat Isa (School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Apr 2022

Abstract

Robotic maze pathfinding problems deal with detecting the correct route from the start point to the end-point in a virtual maze environment consisting of walls. Automated robot mobility is a significant feature, which enables a mobile robot to traverse a maze independently, from one position to another, without human intervention. There is a myriad of autonomous industrial mobile robot applications, including the transportation of goods and parts, domestic cleaning, indoor security surveillance, airport baggage couriering, and a plethora of other applications to traverse dangerous locations. This paper proposes a pathfinding mobile robot in a virtual maze based on a combination of a simplified left-hand algorithm and a line-following control algorithm. The mobile robot works in any maze to determine a route from the initial starting point to the end-point. The approach outlined in this paper uses a left-hand algorithm to solve the maze problem and a line-follower control algorithm to enable the robot to move in a straight line through the virtual maze. The algorithm used is less complicated and prevents the robot from falling into infinity loops compared to the traditional wall-follower algorithm.

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Journal Info

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TELKOMNIKA

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Subject

Computer Science & IT

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