DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTONOMOUS TENNIS BALL RETRIEVER ROBOT

Authors : Duru Saricalar, Kadir Furkan Çaybaşi, Bekir Öztürk, Volkan Sezer

Pages : 36-44

Doi:10.22531/muglajsci.660496

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Publication Date : 2020-07-20

Article Type : Research

Abstract :In this paper, design and implementation of an autonomous robot that collects tennis balls autonomously are explained. A small-scale tennis field is modeled as a ball-gathering area. In order to obtain the required image for localization and planning, a camera is placed 2 meters above the ground surface. Vehicle control is achieved after the image processing via Matlab™ software. Tennis balls are mechanically guided to the launch mechanism using guides and are collected in the chamber. Experimental results show that the design successfully fulfills its function.
Keywords : image processing, travelling salesman problem, autonomous robot, tennis ball collector