Path Planning and Robot Localization using Internet of Things and Machine Intelligence

The aim of this research is to build an autonomous robot by integrating hardware components such as PIC microcontroller, APR voice module, RSSI module, ultrasonic sensors, GSM module, and DC motor. The proposed robot represents a boat node that is integrated with the Zigbee technology. The ZigBee technology measures the received signal strength (RSSI), which is used to determine the location of the boat node. Furthermore, the autonomous robot node also utilizes ultrasonic sensors in detecting obstacles and avoiding them. The robot is also integrated with computational logic and artificial intelligence that help the robot node in its autonomous path identification. Our proposed work integrates the concepts of embedded systems, internet of things and artificial intelligence to provide a continuous monitoring system that can be useful for maritime purposes.