Cookbook For Mobile Robotic Platform Control

Controlling Robots using Blynk, Virtuino, Cayenne, Thingspeak, FirebaseKey features The book provides gradual pace of basics to advanced interfacing and programming with Ti launch pad for IoT applications. It provides a unique style for IoT applications with program codes. It discusses various applications where the Internet of Things plays an important role, and considers a number of different independent prototypes for various mobile robotics platform control methods. The control of robot with different mobile apps like Blynk, Virtuino, Cayenne, Thingspeak, Firebase are included for vast coverage of scope. Step by step programming, to get started with Ti launch Pad Case studies to provide solution to real time problems The case studies and programming in book are tested on real hardware during handling the industrial and student projects. Description This book provides a platform to the readers, where they can understand the applications of 'Internet of Things' to control the robotic platform. It covers the basic knowledge of the mobile apps with their designing steps and programming. The objective of the book is to discuss various applications of robotic platform where 'Internet of things' can play an important role. This book comprises of total seventeen chapters for designing different independent prototypes for the various control methods. It covers introduction to IoT and basic components to design a robotic platform. The system demonstration is done with the help of Ti Launch Pad and other interfacing devices. The control of robot with different mobile apps like Blynk, Virtuino, Cayenne, Thingspeak, Firebase are included for vast coverage of scope.It would be beneficial for the people who want to get started with hardware based robotic prototypes with IoT. This book is entirely based on the practical experience of the authors while undergoing projects with the students and industries.What will you learn Interfacing of Ti launch Pad and NodeMCU with Input/Output Devices Serial Communication between Ti Launch Pad and NodeMCU Robot Control Using the Blynk, Virtuino App Environment Monitoring Robot with BLYNK App Sensory Data Acquisition Robot Using a ThingSpeak Server Robot Control with Cayenne App, Local Server and NodeMCU, Firebase Server Who this book is for Students pursuing BE/BSc/ME/MSc/BTech/MTech in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical. Table of contents1. Introduction2. Components of a Robotic Platform3. Interfacing of Ti launch Pad with Input/Output Devices4. Interfacing of NodeMCU with Input/Output Devices5. Serial Communication between Ti Launch Pad and NodeMCU6. Robot Control Using the Blynk App7. Robot Control Using the Virtuino App8. Environment Monitoring Robot with BLYNK App9. Sensory Data Acquisition Robot Using a ThingSpeak Server 10. Robot Control with Cayenne App11. Robot Control with Local Server and NodeMCU12. Robot Control with a Firebase Server13. XBee and Wi-Fi Modem Based Robot Control14. Fire Fighting Robot15. The Internet of Things Robotic Arm16. The Smart Orchard with a Robotic Arm Sprinkler17. Smart Farming with the IoT About the authorDr. Anita Gehlot is currently associated with Lovely Professional University as Associate Professor with more than ten years of experience in academics. She has twenty patents in her account. She has published more than fifty research papers in referred journals and conference. She has organized a number of workshops, summer internships and expert lectures for students. She has been invited as session chair keynote speaker to international/national conferences and faculty development program. Dr. Rajesh Singh is currently associated with Lovely Professional University as Professor with more than fifteen years of experience in academics. He has been awarded as gold medalist in M.Tech and honors in his B.E. His area of expertise includes embedded systems, robotics, wireless sensor networks and Internet of Things. He has organized and conducted a number of workshops, summer internships and expert lectures for students as well as faculty. He has twenty-three patents in his account. He has published around hundred research papers in referred journals/conferences. His LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/dr-rajesh-singh-6380845aHis Website: orcid.org/0000-0002-3164-8905 Dr. Lovi Raj Gupta is the Executive Dean, Faculty of Technology & Sciences, Lovely Professional University. He is a leading light in the field of Technical and Higher education in the country. His research-focused approach and an insightful innovative intervention of technology in education have won him much accolades and laurels.In 2001, he was appointed as Assistant Controller (Technology), Ministry of IT, Govt. of India by the Honorable President of India in the Office of the Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA). In 2013, he was accorded the role in the National Advisory Board for What Can I Give Mission - Kalam Foundation of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. In 2011, he received the MIT Technology Review Grand Challenge Award followed by the coveted Infosys InfyMakers Award in the year 2016. He has ten patents to his account. His LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/loviraj Bhupendra Singh is Managing Director of Schematics Microelectronics and provides Product design and R&D support to industries and Universities. He has completed BCA, PGDCA, M.Sc. (CS), M.Tech and has more than eleven years of experience in the field of Computer Networking and Embedded systems. He has published twelve books in the area of Embedded Systems and Internet of Things. His Blog: schematicslab.blogspot.in/ His LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/bhupisir

Owen Bishop introduces, through hands-on project work, the mechanics, electronics and programming involved in practical robot design-and-build. The use of the PIC microcontroller throughout provides a painless introduction to programming whilst harnessing the power of a highly popular microcontroller used by students and design engineers worldwide. This is a book for first-time robot builders, advanced builders wanting to know more about programming robots and students in Further and Higher Education tackling microcontroller-based practical work. They will all find this book a unique and exciting source of projects, ideas and techniques, to be combined into a wide range of fascinating robots. · Full step-by-step instructions for 5 complete self-build robots · Introduces key techniques in electronics, programming and construction - for robust robots that work first time · Illustrations, close-up photographs and a lively, readable text make this a fun and informative guide for novice and experienced robot builders

Over 60 recipes will help you build smart IoT solutions and surprise yourself with captivating IoT projects you thought only existed in Bond movies About This Book This book offers key solutions and advice to address the hiccups faced when working on Arduino-based IoT projects in the real world Take your existing skills and capabilities to the next level by building challenging IoT applications with ease. Be the tech disruptor you always wanted to be with key recipes that help you solve Arduino IoT related problems smarter and faster. Put IoT to work through recipes on building Arduino-based devices that take control of your home, health, and life! Who This Book Is For This book is primarily for tech enthusiasts and early IoT adopters who would like to make the most of IoT and address the challenges encountered while developing IoT-based applications with Arduino. This book is also good for developers with basic electronics knowledge who need help to successfully build Arduino projects. What You Will Learn Monitor several Arduino boards simultaneously Tweet sensor data directly from your Arduino board Post updates on your Facebook wall directly from your Arduino board Create an automated access control with a fingerprint sensor Control your entire home from a single dashboard Make a GPS tracker that you can track in Google Maps Build a live camera that streams directly from your robot In Detail Arduino is a powerful and very versatile platform used by millions of people around the world to create DIY electronics projects. It can be connected to a wide variety of sensors and other components, making it the ideal platform to build amazing Internet of Things (IoT) projects on—the next wave in the era of computing. This book takes a recipe-based approach, giving you precise examples on how to build IoT projects of all types using the Arduino platform. You will come across projects from several fields, including the popular robotics and home automation domains. Along with being introduced to several forms of interactions within IoT, including projects that directly interact with well-known web services such as Twitter, Facebook, and Dropbox we will also focus on Machine-to-Machine (M2M) interactions, where Arduino projects interact without any human intervention. You will learn to build a few quick and easy-to-make fun projects that will really expand your horizons in the world of IoT and Arduino. Each chapter ends with a troubleshooting recipe that will help you overcome any problems faced while building these projects. By the end of this book, you will not only know how to build these projects, but also have the skills necessary to build your own IoT projects in the future. Style and approach This book takes a recipe-based approach, giving you precise examples on how to build IoT projects using the Arduino platform. You will learn to build fun and easy projects through a task-oriented approach.

Cognitive Computing for Human-Robot Interaction: Principles and Practices explores the efforts that should ultimately enable society to take advantage of the often-heralded potential of robots to provide economical and sustainable computing applications. This book discusses each of these applications, presents working implementations, and combines coherent and original deliberative architecture for human–robot interactions (HRI). Supported by experimental results, it shows how explicit knowledge management promises to be instrumental in building richer and more natural HRI, by pushing for pervasive, human-level semantics within the robot's deliberative system for sustainable computing applications. This book will be of special interest to academics, postgraduate students, and researchers working in the area of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Key features: Introduces several new contributions to the representation and management of humans in autonomous robotic systems; Explores the potential of cognitive computing, robots, and HRI to generate a deeper understanding and to provide a better contribution from robots to society; Engages with the potential repercussions of cognitive computing and HRI in the real world. Introduces several new contributions to the representation and management of humans in an autonomous robotic system Explores cognitive computing, robots and HRI, presenting a more in-depth understanding to make robots better for society Gives a challenging approach to those several repercussions of cognitive computing and HRI in the actual global scenario

Leverage the power of ROS to build exciting collaborative robots. Key Features Delve into an open source, meta-operating system for your robot Get acquainted with tools and libraries for building and running code on multiple platforms Use Gazebo to model your robot and create a virtual environment Book Description This book will leverage the power of ROS with an introduction to its core and advanced concepts through exciting recipes. You will get acquainted with the use of different synchronous and asynchronous communication methods, including messages, services, and actions. You will learn how to use the various debugging and visualization tools used in development and how to interface sensors and actuators with the ROS framework. Firstly, you will get to grips with ROS simulation frameworks, such as Gazebo and RotorS for modeling and simulating any physical robot and virtual environment. You will also cover mobile robotics, micro-aerial vehicles, and robotic arms, which are the leading branches of robotic applications. Robot Operating System Cookbook will also guide you in the development of an autonomous navigation framework for both mobile robots and micro-aerial vehicles. Finally, you will explore ROS-Industrial, an open source project that extends the advanced capabilities of ROS software to manufacturing industries. What you will learn Explore advanced concepts, such as ROS pluginlib, nodelets, and actionlib Work with ROS visualization, profiling, and debugging tools Gain experience in robot modeling and simulation using Gazebo Understand the ROS Navigation Stack for mobile robots Configure a MoveIt! package for a manipulator robot Develop an autonomous navigation framework for MAV using ORB SLAM and MoveIt Integrate sensors, actuators, and robots into the ROS ecosystem Get acquainted with the ROS-Industrial package with hardware support, capabilities, and applications Who this book is for If you’re a researcher or engineer with an interest in the problems, solutions, and future research issues that you may encounter in the development of robotic applications, this book is for you. Basic knowledge of C++ and Python programming with the GNU/Linux environment is strongly recommended to assist with understanding the key concepts covered in the book.

In this practical reference, popular author Lewin Edwards shows how to develop robust, dependable real-time systems for robotics and other control applications, using open-source tools. It demonstrates efficient and low-cost embedded hardware and software design techniques, based on Linux as the development platform and operating system and the Atmel AVR as the primary microcontroller. The book provides comprehensive examples of sensor, actuator and control applications and circuits, along with source code for a number of projects. It walks the reader through the process of setting up the Linux-based controller, from creating a custom kernel to customizing the BIOS, to implementing graphical control interfaces. Including detailed design information on: · ESBUS PC-host interface · Host-module communications protocol · A speed-controlled DC motor with tach feedback and thermal cut-off · A stepper motor controller · A two-axis attitude sensor using a MEMS accelerometer · Infrared remote control in Linux using LIRC · Machine vision using Video4Linux The first-ever book on using open source technology for robotics design! Covers hot topics such as GPS navigation, 3-D sensing, and machine vision, all using a Linux platform!

"This book's aim is to explore the Robotic Platform Control with Atmega328 and NuttyFi based Internet of Things (IoT). IoT is network of networks and analytics system which exploits sensing, big data and artificial intelligence technology for complete system or service. IoT has applications across industries due to its unique flexibility and ability to be suitable in any environment. This book provides the basic knowledge of mobile apps with their design steps and programs. The objective of this book is to discuss the various methods to control the robotic platform where the Internet of Things plays an important role. This text is beneficial for people who want to get started with hardware-based robotics prototypes using the IoT. Mobile platform is one of the most popular devices. It is designed for sports robots (football, volleyball etc.), rescue operations (fire-fighting, person or object finding etc.) and many other uses. This book discusses the different components required in the design process of the robot"--

The book describes the design and programming of mobile robots. The Arduino platform, which is easy to use, was chosen to control the robot. The author describes the wiring and programming of typical components such as motors, LCD modules and various sensors up to the operation of an infrared remote control or a radio remote control. In contrast to ready-to-us robot kits, the reader is also given the necessary freedom to implement and shape his own ideas. This book is intended for readers who already have some experience with microcontrollers in general or the Arduino platform in particular. In addition, basic knowledge of electronics and the ability to create simple programs in C or C++ are expected.