This book details the design and fabrication of a hovercraft through fundamental principles. The work described in this book was carried out at Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan, as part of research on non-conventional mobile platforms for remote exploration. In particular the design of the propulsion, skirt, rudder, frame, power, and control system is discussed. The design is eventually concluded to fabrication and the vehicle is subjected to various tests to verify the design. The process described in this book is especially biased towards the contemporary resources and equipment...

A comparative analysis of three most commonly used path planning algorithms, i.e. A* Algorithm, Genetic Algorithm and Ant Colony Optimization, is presented in this book. The algorithm simulations are compared based upon their performance in terms of Path length, Execution time and Error norm. The simulation results are validated with the support of experimental results, obtained using a mobile robot built especially for this purpose. This analysis, supported by the simulation and experimental results, helps in the selection of the best path planning algorithms for various applications.