LITERATURE REVIEW

This chapter explain about the function of the main component that being uses to build the vacuum cleaner robot .This project also exposed on research to build the cleaner system that can vacuum the carpet and can clean the floor.The unwanted particle that lay on the floor will be brushed away the suck through a hole then filtered. Therefore, this method is very familiar for most of engineering student in this country where I believe it will bring a lot of challenge and creativity and I like to modify something that can become useful. This project is divided by two part which is vacuuming and cleaning system and controlling the movement of robot.

The literature review can give some rough ideas to help on developing the project successfully and be able to achieve the objectives that have been outlined. Before any development can take place, a research must be carried out on all the possible components that will be used in the autonomous robot. The internet is the place where detailed explanations on a few reference and terminologies of similar projects previously created by others can be found and there is no other place to easily get the data sheets of the components used. Besides of the internet resources, the thesis room in FKE also provides some thesis reference from the previous final year project student. Other than that, the autonomous robot competitions themselves are also another good source of information. The information is very useful and helpful to this project, especially only the issues such as microcontroller, mobile platform design, circuit layout and sensor placement. Below are some of the important theories that related to this project, such as IR reflection law that lead to line detection of the robot, LCD functions, basic idea of line following and maze solving theory, PMW, H-bridge used in motor driver and so forth. These theories should be fully understood before starting the project.