International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Research ISSN 2348-6988 (online)

Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp: (23-25), Month: April - June 2014, Available at: www.researchpublish.com

WIRELESS LAWN MOWER

Pavan R. Agrawal, Amit B. Yevale, Anant T. Pawar, Balraj P. Parab
Guide: Prof. P. B. Borole
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Mumbai, India

Abstract: In today’s time the concept of robots is seen as a way to reduce the human efforts and increase the
productivity without compromising on quality and accuracy of the work. This project considers the
implementation of a robot which can be operated wirelessly using Bluetooth technology. Integrating hardware and
software is the key for this project. By integrating hardware and software, the students found just how much
technology can be used to develop an outstanding project. The group went a step further by creating an even safer
version of the mower. In addition, the autonomous version is also much more convenient for the user. The project
includes a heavy amount of circuitry, programming, and integration of the two. The project was done in two
different stages. The first stage the group completed was the android application for the wireless control of the
Lawn Mower. The second stage of their project was creating an Autonomous Lawn Mower. This report describes
different aspects (Technical and Non-Technical) of the lawnmower.

Keywords: Lawn mower, Bluetooth communication, Android application, Microcontroller, Transmission,

Reception.

I. INTRODUCTION

Mowing the lawn with a standard motor powered lawn mower is an inconvenience, and no one takes pleasure in it.
Cutting grass cannot be easily accomplished by elderly, younger, or disabled people. So the object of our project is to
designing a robot which will enable human beings to perform a tedious job in a simple way. So the objective of our
project is the same as we are designing a robot which will enable human beings to perform a tedious job in a simple
way.As the name of the project suggests the robot will be used to cut down the grass in the lawn but in this case there is
no need for us to move an inch from our place to run the cutter over the lawn.The project is set upinto three different
categories, electrical, software and mechanical. The electrical sections looks after the electrical components; the batteries,
the motor. The software section deals with the development of the android application for wireless transmission between
the robot and the Bluetooth of the smartphone. The mechanical section deals with the mechanical components, the deck,
the chassis, wheels, blades, mounting brackets, and the wheel adaptors etc.Throughout the design process projects are
assigned according to the engineering discipline required. It is important to take a system approach to this project to
ensure all subsystems are accurately integrated into a complete unit.This prototype will be automatic and will run on a
charged battery with no cords to interfere with operation. This cordless electric lawn mower is based on the Bluetooth
pairing capability which is less expensive than a robotic lawn mower.This self-propelling lawn mower design is
comprised of Bluetooth communication and autonomous capability that is user friendly so most consumers will be able to
use this device. It is safe to use, as well as efficient because it electric powered and cordless.

Android Bluetooth Receiver

Application Transfer (Microcontroller)

Fig. 1 Block diagram explaining working of the project

Page | 23
Research Publish Journals
 International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Research ISSN 2348-6988 (online)
Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp: (23-25), Month: April - June 2014, Available at: www.researchpublish.com

II. DESIGN
Hardware:

Electronic hardware consists of interconnected electronic components which perform analog or logic operations on
received and locally stored information to produce as output or store resulting new information or to provide control for
output actuator mechanisms. Different parts are as follows:

Software:

To command the Robot an Android application package file (APK) is the file format used to distribute and
install application software and Google's Android operating system. To make an APK file, a program for Android is first
compiled, and then all of its parts are packaged into one file. MIT App Inventor is used to develop this .apk application.

Link for an android application which will be used to control the robot wirelessly;
http://www.mediafire.com/download/o98l2m915qzk8z1/BlueBot.apk

Fig 2(a).Graphical User Interface of the .apk file Fig 2(b).Graphical User Interface after pairing

III. PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

Transmission:

Smartphone running on Android platformbased application will be having a GUI as shown in Fig 2(a).The application has
simple navigation controls right, left, forward, backward. Also it has a blade speed and motor speed controllers as shown
in Fig 2(b).

Page | 24
Research Publish Journals
 International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Research ISSN 2348-6988 (online)
Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp: (23-25), Month: April - June 2014, Available at: www.researchpublish.com

Reception:

The transmitted signal will be received by the Bluetooth receiver built on the robot.. The receiver will receive serial data
bits sent from mobile. After sensing those bits will be sent ahead for further processing. The signal will be processed by a
microprocessor based system and the processor itself will drive the motors. Motor driver is nothing but a collection of
Transistorized switches which controls and guides the movement of the rotating motors which are connected to the wheels
of the robot.

The table below shows the data sent via Bluetooth when any of these navigation keys is pressed;

Button Data Sent

up arrow a
down arrow b
left arrow c
right arrow d
stop e
blade f(on) / g(off)
Blade speed slider sends number from 1 to 50 with step of 1
Motor speed slider sends number from 51 to 100 with step of
1

CONCLUSION

With the safe, reliable, cheap, and user friendly Bluetooth controlled lawn mower, the Robotic Lawn Mower would be a
must have item in every household as it is Time Efficient and requires very less efforts on the field.That is why Along
with the various ages of users, this lawn mower can also be used by people who have disabilities and are unable to use a
regular push, or riding lawn mower. Due to this it will createemployment opportunities for physically disabled peoples
and aged persons too. Also,Project will help farmers by saving their time.Further modification can be made so that it can
also be used as surveillance robot.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Our group acknowledges the valuable guidance by our Guide Prof. P. B. Borole

REFERENCES

[1] Hollis, Scott. "Cordless electric lawn mowers: these battery-powered machines are clean, quiet and easy to
maintain." Mother Earth News 209 (April–May 2005): 67(4). General Reference Centre Gold. Gale. Fairfax
County Public Library. 7 Apr. 2009.
[2] Mary bellis (2010-06-16). "Greener Pastures - History of the Lawn Mower". Inventors.about.com. Retrieved
2011-04-23.
[3] Electric lawn mower - http://www.gardenguides.com/131889-history-electric-lawn-mower.html
[4] Android programming for beginners - https://www.udemy.com/draft/10761/
[5] http://appinventor.mit.edu/

Page | 25
Research Publish Journals