Automation of Library Management System using Autonomous Robot

Abstract

In this paper automation of library management system is achieved by designing an autonomous robot to automate the process of picking the required book and dropping them to the borrower table and also to replace the book back to the shelf and also a webpage is created to access the books in library. Manually searching a book in a library is a labour - intensive procedure and if the book is misplaced either purposefully or accidentally it requires extra time and effort to retrieve it. To address this issue, an attempt is currently being made to automate libraries so that books can be quickly discovered and easily picked up and positioned using a robotic arm equipped with RFID equipment, Zigbee, Colour Sensor and DC Motors. The user will have to enter the book details either to borrow or return the book on the webpage and accordingly the robot will receive command and performs the task. A rack is designed and different coloured tags are placed in each row so the robot can find the desired row in the rack. The experimental results showed that the robot is capable to carry book weighing up to 500 grams.