ABSTRACT
Automated Guided Vehicles or Automated Load Carriers are portable robots that self-navigate to move materials around warehouses or other manufacturing facilities. They shorten logistics times and ensure safety for an otherwise risky process. This paper presents the development of a Line Following Robot. In this project, Arduino Uno R3 is used as an open-source, single microcontroller board based on the Microchip ATmega328P microcontroller which is chosen as the main controller to react towards the data received from IR sensors to give fast, smooth, accurate and safe movement of the robot tracking the line. Adafruit Motor Shield mounted on an Arduino Uno R3 has been used, which consists of two L293D Motor Driver ICs connected internally by 74HC595 Shift Register. The experimental results show that the robot is working with high precision and speed, enabling it to perform under real-time requirements and can be used for any specific application after required modifications.
