A prototype of a low-cost autonomous mini-vehicle

Gabriel Arthur Vicentini; Luan Gabriel Vidal da Silva; Carlos Dias da Silva Junior; Elias José de Rezende Freitas

doi:10.18540/jcecvl9iss11pp18149

Authors

Gabriel Arthur Vicentini Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Minas Gerais - Campus Ibirité, Brasil
Luan Gabriel Vidal da Silva Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Minas Gerais - Campus Ibirité, Brasil
Carlos Dias da Silva Junior Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Minas Gerais - Campus Ibirité, Brasil https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9564-2706
Elias José de Rezende Freitas Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Minas Gerais - Campus Ibirité, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6986-0602

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18540/jcecvl9iss11pp18149

Keywords:

autonomous vehicle, mobile robots, 3D design

Abstract

This work presents the first phase of developing a prototype of an autonomous mini-vehicle on a scale of 1:24. The main contribution is the feasibility and executability of the project using only simple, readily available, and low-cost components. The primary focus was to construct a functional 3D chassis capable of housing all the necessary parts, creating full-scale 3D mechanical components. In addition, we show the first server-client programming using the ROS (Robot Operating System) platform, which allows communication between a central computer and the ESP32 microcontroller. All data that supports this paper are freely available.