Backtracking : An Essential Feature for Military Vehicles

Abstract

The military robot will be able to substitute the real human soldier in the battle field. The authors have tried to explore how a military vehicle/robot will function. Wireless cameras will send back real time video and audio inputs which can be seen on a remote monitor in the base station from where the robot is being controlled and action can be taken accordingly. The robot can be controlled from a base station by means of GSM communication module which uses DTMF module. It also has the ability to reestablish contact with the base station in case of a signal failure by retracing its path back for some distance. It can silently enter into an enemy area and send us all the information through its camera eyes. Its performance is analysed theoretically by calculating MTBF and failure rate of its circuit components.