Microcontroller-based System for Modular Networked Robot

TL;DR

This paper presents a microcontroller-based modular networked robot system that enables autonomous monitoring with web control, real-time data processing, and flexible module replacement for diverse applications.

Contribution

It introduces a modular architecture for networked robots with web-based control, emphasizing flexibility, remote accessibility, and cost-effectiveness.

Findings

System allows remote web-based control and monitoring.

Modular design enables easy replacement of components.

Low development and maintenance costs achieved.

Abstract

A prototype of modular networked robot for autonomous monitoring works with full control over web through wireless connection has been developed. The robot is equipped with a particular set of built-in analyzing tools and appropriate censors, depending on its main purposes, to enable self-independent and real-time data acquisition and processing. The paper is focused on the microcontroller-based system to realize the modularity. The whole system is divided into three modules : main unit, data acquisition and data processing, while the analyzed results and all aspects of control and monitoring systems are fully accessible over an integrated web-interface. This concept leads to some unique features : enhancing flexibility due to enabling partial replacement of the modules according to user needs, easy access over web for remote users, and low development and maintenance cost due to software dominated components.