Author/Authors :
J. Cruz-Lambert، J. Cruz-Lambert نويسنده Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA , , P. Benavidez، P. Benavidez نويسنده Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA , , J. Ortiz، J. Ortiz نويسنده Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA , , N. Gallardo، N. Gallardo نويسنده Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA , , B. A. Erol، B. A. Erol نويسنده Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA , , J. Richey، J. Richey نويسنده Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA , , S. Morris، S. Morris نويسنده Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA , , M. Jamshidi، M. Jamshidi نويسنده Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA ,
Abstract :
Emerging technologies increase the needs on self efficient mobile
robotic applications that bring a new concern of sustainable and continuous
power supply for the robotic platforms. This paper covers the various tech-
niques and technologies used to design a solar powered robot, exploring the
currently available products, software and limitations to this application. The
main aim is to integrate a fuzzy logic based charging system which allows the
batteries to be charged from solar panels, wall outlet, and a deploy-able solar
charging station. The goal of this paper is to summarize the tested methods
and results to expedite future researchers in the correct direction. This pa-
per will cover only up to the design of the DC-DC converter and simulation,
as further work is still pending implementation on actual hardware. Simula-
tions results are provided to evaluate the feasibility of the paper for future
implementations.
