VOCS_MIRO

VOCS_MIRO stands for Voice controlled sentry micro robot. This is a variant of another robot Zippi . It has some additional capacities in forms of sensor fusion. It has a colour CCD camera, a TV transmission module, and a microphone on board. This enables Vocs_Miro to transmit all the visual and audio data it perceives over the television. Its small size ( 10cm x 10cm x 10cm) enables it to go to difficult to reach places. Its other features include radio control, easy to use man machine interface, capability to be pre programmed, easy control through speech through a microphone or even over telephone. The man-machine interface allows the user to operate the robot using natural language dialogue(simple commands like "left", "right" etc. are supported) with the robot. This interface also accepts commands in indian languages.

I have worked on all the aspects of this robot contributing more to software design and telephone interface design The hardware design remained the same as one of earlier robots "ZIPPI" except that a new layer of hardware comprising of TV transmission module was added.

A Golf  ball contrasts against hardware make up of    Vocsmiro

It can serve as a sentry micro robot for Home ( when you are away your neighbor can see what's going on in your home while watching his favorite TV programs ), hazardous places ( like nuclear and chemical plants )where it can be of great help for regular surveillance for leakages etc , in industries like iron and steel where it can be used to detect defects and other irregularities in manufacturing. VOCSMIRO participated in International exhibition "Elecrama '99" (Organized once in two years by Indian Electrical and electronics manufacturer's association) and won Second prize in Best student Project category.

VOCSMIRO IN ONE OF ITS APPLICATION

The first image shows a metal sheet with defect on which vocsmiro is moving , the second images shows the scene as received on television, such images can be easily processed to give vital information about defects