Design and Fabrication of an IoT-Enabled Omnidirectional Automated Guided Vehicle with Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance for Smart Manufacturing

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An IoT-enabled omnidirectional Automated Guided Vehicle utilizing Mecanum wheels and decentralized obstacle detection provides a highly maneuverable, cost-effective, and scalable solution for smart manufacturing and engineering education. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Vishwanath. D; B Shiva Shankar Aachari, Zia Khanam, J Umesh,  Prakash K, Yarriswamy

doi:10.5281/zenodo.22044960

August 21, 2026Open Access

Design and Fabrication of an IoT-Enabled Omnidirectional Automated Guided Vehicle with Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance for Smart Manufacturing

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To design, fabricate, and evaluate an affordable, IoT-enabled omnidirectional automated guided vehicle capable of dynamic obstacle avoidance and wireless telemetry monitoring.
Fabricated an omnidirectional chassis driven by four Mecanum wheels and managed by an Arduino microcontroller architecture for zero-radius turning and lateral translation.
Integrated an ultrasonic and infrared proximity sensor array to execute real-time collision detection and obstacle avoidance routines.
Embedded an ESP8266 Wi-Fi module interfaced with a cloud dashboard to provide remote telemetry tracking, battery diagnostics, and emergency manual override.
The vehicle demonstrated full omnidirectional planar mobility, executing lateral, diagonal, and zero-radius rotational maneuvers without altering chassis orientation.
Sensory detection systems successfully identified floor hazards and dynamic obstructions, allowing responsive automated avoidance without physical floor guidance infrastructure.
Experimental testing confirmed high positioning accuracy, tight space maneuverability, and cost-effective scalability for flexible smart manufacturing workflows.

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Engineering design study demonstrates enhanced omnidirectional mobility and real-time obstacle avoidance in a smart manufacturing AGV prototype, highlighting cost-effective shop floor automation.

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