HYBRID COMMUNICATION NETWORK OF MOBILE ROBOT AND QUAD-COPTER

• Main Author: Moustafa M. Kurdi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Belarusian National Technical University 2017-05-01
• Series: Sistemnyj Analiz i Prikladnaâ Informatika
• Subjects: image processing; multi-functional mobile robot; quad-copter mobile robot system; wireless communication
• Online Access: https://sapi.bntu.by/jour/article/view/151
• ISSN: 2309-4923; 2414-0481

This paper introduces the design and development of QMRS (Quadcopter Mobile Robotic System). QMRS is a real-time obstacle avoidance capability in Belarus-132N mobile robot with the cooperation of quadcopter Phantom-4. The function of QMRS consists of GPS used by Mobile Robot and image vision and image processing system from both robot and quad-copter and by using effective searching algorithm embedded inside the robot. Having the capacity to navigate accurately is one of the major abilities of a mobile robot to effectively execute a variety of jobs including manipulation, docking, and transportation. To achieve the desired navigation accuracy, mobile robots are typically equipped with on-board sensors to observe persistent features in the environment, to estimate their pose from these observations, and to adjust their motion accordingly. Quadcopter takes off from Mobile Robot, surveys the terrain and transmits the processed Image terrestrial robot. The main objective of research paper is to focus on the full coordination between robot and quadcopter by designing an efficient wireless communication using WIFI. In addition, it identify the method involving the use of vision and image processing system from both robot and quadcopter; analyzing path in real-time and avoiding obstacles based-on the computational algorithm embedded inside the robot. QMRS increases the efficiency and reliability of the whole system especially in robot navigation, image processing and obstacle avoidance due to the help and connection among the different parts of the system.