Controlling children-toy tank by using image processing technique

Abstract

Integrating the knowledge of computer technology with military having a number of benefits on reducing the risk of death during the war. The paper discusses an approach involving digital image processing and embedded system for war simulation by recognition of geometric shape such circles, triangles, rectangles, pentagon, and hexagon with color spectrum to command tank RC via wireless. This approach can be extended to applications such as computer intelligence and robotic vision. The methods involved are color range classification for objects-background separation, internal angle counting for shape recognition, and using of bounding box with extended Java library as openCV. Furthermore, the colors and the shapes of objects are verified by the algorithm to increase the precision rate. We developed a communication between user interface and tank RC by using Arduino boards via radio frequency. As the command which the object is selected as a target, tank RC will moves to reach the target.