A low-cost intelligent radar platform capable of real-time object detection, target tracking, and graphical visualization using Arduino Mega 2560, ultrasonic sensors, servo motors, and a Processing-based radar interface.
Traditional radar systems provide excellent performance but require expensive hardware and complex signal-processing units. This project demonstrates how a smart radar-like platform can be implemented using affordable embedded-system components while maintaining reliable detection, tracking, and visualization capabilities.
The system continuously scans the environment, detects nearby objects, tracks targets using a stepper motor, and displays real-time data through an interactive radar-style graphical user interface.
- 🎯 Real-Time Object Detection
- 📡 Multi-Sensor Environmental Scanning
- 🔄 Servo-Based Radar Sweep Motion
- 🎯 Automatic Target Tracking
- 📊 Real-Time Radar GUI Visualization
- ⚡ Non-Blocking Embedded Architecture
- 🔧 Digital Signal Filtering
- 🔔 Proximity Alert System
- 💰 Low-Cost Hardware Design
Ultrasonic Sensors
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Arduino Mega 2560
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Servo Motors Stepper Motor
(Scanning) (Tracking)
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Serial Communication
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Processing Radar GUI
| Component | Quantity |
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| Arduino Mega 2560 | 1 |
| HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sensor | 4 |
| Servo Motor | 4 |
| 28BYJ-48 Stepper Motor | 1 |
| ULN2003 Driver Module | 1 |
| Buzzer | 1 |
| 12V Battery | 1 |
| Breadboards & Wiring | Multiple |
- Arduino IDE (C/C++)
- Processing IDE
- Serial Communication
- Embedded Real-Time Programming
- Digital Filtering Algorithms
- Sensors scan the environment continuously.
- Distance measurements are filtered to reduce noise.
- Arduino processes incoming sensor data.
- Targets are detected within predefined thresholds.
- The system calculates target direction.
- The stepper motor aligns toward the detected object.
- Data is transmitted to Processing.
- The GUI visualizes targets in real time.
✅ Multi-target detection
✅ Real-time tracking
✅ Stable signal processing
✅ Interactive graphical visualization
✅ Low-cost implementation
✅ Successful graduation project validation
Graduation Project
Department of Systems and Control Engineering
College of Electronics Engineering
Ninevah University
Iraq — 2026
- Mohamad Al-Sadr Raad Omran
- Mustafa Abdulwahid Shaaban
- Mohamed Subhi Saleh
Dr. Thakwan Akram Jawad
Systems and Control Engineer
📧 Email: [email protected]
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eng-mohamad
💻 GitHub: https://github.com/M-0o
This project is provided for educational, academic, and research purposes.
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