Unknown Terrain modelling using 3D mapping

Exploration of unknown terrains to learn the geographical significance of the place plays a major role in making new discoveries that may lead to new inventions and better understanding about Earth. At times, it may be dangerous for humans to explore the terrains in person. The objective of this project is the creation of a 3D map using Unity platform dynamically and simulating it. This project uses a single robot which will help to reduce the dangers of cave explorers and archaeologists by creating a simulated map of the unknown terrain using 3D mapping in unity. The Master bot traverses and scans the area by moving periodically with an equal distance using an encoder, and then the values are transmitted wirelessly to a host machine. Thus, the values get parsed at the host machine and the data is retrieved. The 3D position and surface reflectance generated can be viewed as an image. The delay between scanning and mapping of the terrain is less than 2 secs. Thus, this bot can be used to explore unknown terrains cost efficiently and reliably.