My Engineering Thesis' Title:

"Designing and building a mobile robot with a control system based on the Arduino development board"

• Educational institution: "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacău, Romania (Faculty of Engineering)

• Academic degree obtained: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering and Information Technology (2019)

• Goal/Practicality: To create a miniature autonomous firefighting robot, from scratch, modeled as a firetruck

• The thesis involved working with Arduino IDE (code written in C programming language), IR (infrared) sensors and servo motors

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• Here is the General Block Scheme:

• List of components:

1. Arduino Uno R3 development board (with ATmega328-PU microcontroller)
2. Power cables
3. 12V battery
4. Infrared flame sensor modules x4
5. Water pump 3-12V
6. 12V DC servo motors x2
7. Jumper wires
   • Female-to-female jumper wires 10cm
   • Male-to-female jumper wires 10cm
   • Male-to-male jumper wires 10cm
8. Automotive terminals x2
9. Water reservoir
10. Water hoses x2
11. Nozzle
12. Pump control module:
    • Bipolar transistor C8050
    • Optocoupler
    • Potentiometer
    • 180 Ω resistor
    • Zener diode DZ10
13. H-bridges x2
    • Transistors x8
    • Heat sinks x2
    • Resistors
14. Optocouplers x2
15. Main fuse
16. On/off switch
17. Drive belts x2
18. Metal chassis
19. Office chair wheels x2

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• The Development Board - Arduino UNO R3 - Main Overview

• The Development Board - Arduino UNO R3 - Pin In/Out Scheme

• IR Flame Sensor Module

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

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• Photos showcasing the physical aspect of the project: