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IOT Based Surveillance Robot

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G. Anandravisekar, 2A. Anto Clinton, 5
M. Mahendran
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T. Mukesh Raj, 4L. Naveen, Assistant Professor,
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UG Students, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering Saranathan College of Engineering
Saranathan College of Engineering Trichy, Tamilnadu, India
Trichy, Tamilnadu, India
detecting pits. The robot can be either operated
automatically or manually. User end communicates with the
Abstract: The main objective behind this paper is to develop a
robot by implementing the concept of Internet Of Things.
robot to perform the act of surveillance in domestic areas.
Nowadays robot plays a vital role in our day to day life This can be achieved through CAYENNE software, which
activities thus reducing human labor and human error. Robots is used for IOT developing projects.
can be manually controlled or can be automatic based on the
requirement. The purpose of this robot is to roam around and The commands are sent to the robot by means of
provide audio and video information from the given CAYENNE software and they are received by Arduino
environment and to send that obtained information to the microcontroller via Wi-Fi module since both are interfaced
user. In this project, one can control the robot with the help of with each other. Thus the robot can be controlled in a
mobile or laptop through Internet of Things (IoT) and also can wireless manner. In this project, we use wireless
get the live streaming of video both in daytime as well as at transmitting camera that provides audio and video
night with the help of wireless camera from the robot. The information that can be received at the user end.
robot can be controlled both in manual as well as in automated
mode with the help of Arduino microcontroller. This robot A. Existing System
also uses various sensors that collects data and sends it to the • Already existing systems use robots that have limited
Arduino microcontroller which controls the robot behavior.
range of communication as they are based on RF
Along with the obtained live streamed video output, user can
also obtain the presence of metal bombs using metal detectors. Technology, Zigbee and Bluetooth.
Thus the action of surveillance can be performed. Further • Some existing projects use short range wireless camera.
advancement in our project can provide surveillance even in
defense areas. • Some existing robots can only be controlled with a
manual mode which needs human supervision
Keywords: Arduino, Surveillance, ESP8266 12e, IoT, CAYENNE
Software.
throughout the whole surveillance process.

I. INTRODUCTION B. Proposed System

Technology has brought a dynamic and tremendous • By interfacing Wi-Fi module with Arduino, we can get
change in robotics and automation field which ranges in all unlimited range of operation.
kinds of areas. Surveillance is the process of close • Robots can be operated in both manual and automatic
systematic observation or supervision maintained over a modes.
person, group, etc. especially one in custody or under • By using Arduino microcontroller, the cost and
suspicion. Thus surveillance is mainly required in the areas complexity can be reduced.
such as border areas, public places, offices and in • The communication with the robot occurs in a more
industries. It is mainly used for monitoring activities. The secured manner.
act of surveillance can be performed both indoor as well as
in outdoor areas by humans or with the help of embedded II. SYSTEM DESIGN
systems such as robots and other automation devices. A The system consists of two major sections - one is the
robot is nothing but an automatic electronic machine that is user section and other is the robot section. In that the user
capable of performing programmed activities thus replacing section can possess laptop or mobile for communicating
human work, providing highly accurate results and easily with the robot end. Thus by using a laptop or a mobile the
overcoming the limitations of human beings. Thus user section can be a portable one compared to those that
replacing humans in the surveillance fields is one of the uses a typical stationary computer system. The
great advancement in robotics. communication can be performed with RF technology or by
using a Zigbee device or by using a Bluetooth technology,
The robot consists of Arduino Uno microcontroller but that comes at the cost of limited range. Thus in order to
which acts as the heart piece of the robot. This robot also implement the idea of increasing the range we can go
consists of DC motors, wheel chassis, battery, Wi-Fi connecting the user section with the internet which is the
module (ESP8266 12e) and various types of sensors such as main concept of Internet of Things. For connecting the user
ultrasonic sensor for obstacle detection, IR sensor for system with the internet, the CAYENNE software is used.
CAYENNE software is nothing but an object relational

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mapping (ORM) which is used to design prototypes and 3. ULTRASONIC SENSOR

develop IOT applications. Thus through this CAYENNE Ultrasonic sensor is a device that can measure the
software, we can send commands and can easily control the distance to an object (obstacle) by using sound waves at a
robotic vehicle. particular frequency. It provides a 3cm to 3m range. It can
work in any lighting conditions. Thus the robot easily
At the robot end, we are using an Arduino dodges obstacles present on its way.
microcontroller placed on the body or the chassis of the
robot, which is the integral part of the robotic vehicle. 4. INFRARED SENSOR:
Below the chassis, the wheels are connected with DC An infrared sensor is used to sense and determine the
motors that are of 30 rpm each. Each motor requires 12v nature and aspects of the surroundings by emitting infrared
supply, supplied by means of an external battery source. radiation. This sensor has the ability to emit infrared
The motors are interfaced with the Arduino through relay radiation and detects the reflected radiation that is being
driver. Four relay drivers are employed for two motors and reflected by an object or the surroundings. The range is
they are used for amplification purpose. The between 2 cm to 30 cm and the operating voltage is around
microcontroller is coded with IDE software in order to 3v to 5v. This infrared sensor is attached to the robot to
operate the robot in appropriate directions. This is the detect edges present on its path.
manual mode operation associated with it. Several sensors
such as ultrasonic sensor, infrared sensor are also used 5. LEAD ACID BATTERY:
which are interfaced with the microcontroller in the Two 6V batteries are connected in series to provide a
respective I/O pins. Ultrasonic sensor operates by reflection 12V power supply for the motors. From these batteries
principle, that is by transmission and reception of signals power supply is also given to the arduino and other parts
obstacles are detected. In short, it follows the principle of
that require power supply for their effective performance.
bats termed as echo location. Similarly, Infrared sensors are
used to emit and detect infrared radiations, so that the 6. WI-FI MODULE:
surrounding temperature changes can be detected. The ESP8266 12e module which is low cost, self-
contained chip consists of TCP/IP protocol stack that is
III. HARDWARE USED
used to provide network access to any microcontroller. It is
This surveillance robot requires a lot of essential
highly compact in size and is easily a portable one and thus
hardware components for proper functioning. Due to this is interfaced with the arduino to provide the robot with
advancement in technology, these surveillance robots are Wi-Fi facility.
used in remote as well as domestic areas. The main IV. SOFTWARE USED
components used in our project and their specifications and 1. CAYENNE SOFTWARE:
functions are as follows, It is an object relational mapping (ORM) framework. It
allows a programmer to work with objects abstracted from
1. ARDUINO MICROCONTROLLER: databases. It is used to design prototypes and IOT based
Arduino microcontroller is based on UNO AtMega328. applications as it is a drag and drop project builder thus
It is used to receive commands sent by the user via the allowing devices to get easily connected to the internet.
internet and processes according to the code and also used Through this software we can easily control the robot with
to control the motors. Wi-Fi module ESP8266 is also the help of the buttons present in the software. Both manual
connected with the arduino so that Wi-Fi facility can be and automatic mode can be performed with this software
provided to the robot.

2. DC MOTORS:
Motors that operate on 12V DC power supply are used.
These are rotary electrical machine that converts direct
current electrical energy into mechanical energy. The
motors used are of 30 rpm speed of operation.

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V. BLOCK DIAGRAM

VI. APPLICATIONS
Following are the main applications of the solar powered
multifunctional robot:
• By combining camera features with the robot we can
easily monitor indoor as well as outdoor locations during
daytime and at night.
• Remote areas can also be explored.
• Used to record and send video output of the required
environment.
VII. CONCLUSION
In this paper, the framework for making a robot for
surveillance purpose is proposed. It overcomes the problem
of limited range surveillance by using the concept of IOT.
We can control the robot with the help of laptop/mobile
manually. Automatic monitoring can also be done. Our
proposed robot is small in size thus maneuvering into area
. where human access is impossible.
2. ARDUINO SOFTWARE (IDE): Wireless technology is one of the most integral
It is open source software that is used to write codes and technologies in the electronics field. This technology is used
upload it to the Arduino board. The Arduino IDE contains a to serve our project as a supreme part of surveillance act.
text editor for writing codes, a message area, a text console, This provides highly efficient and a cost effective robot that
a series of menus along with toolbar with buttons. The replaces human work and reduces human labor and
programming codes are known as sketch. The sketches are performing monitoring works in a well effective manner.
saved with the file extension .ino. It runs on Windows,
MAC and LINUX. Thus through this software we can code
for the robotic movements and also for the sensors
interfaced with the arduino board.

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