Intelligent OkiKoSenPBX1 Security Patrol Robot via Network and Map-Based Route Planning

Zacharie Zacharie

doi:10.3844/jcssp.2009.79.85

Abstract

Problem statement: With an increased demand for security and limited numbers of trained security personnel, some security mangers have a lot of ground to police and limited staff to cover it. To compensate for shortages of security staff and to reduce the stress of security managers, we have developed an intelligent patrol robot system called "OkiKoSenPBX1". The system integrates a variety of sensors to gather environmental information and to detect abnormal events including intruders. Approach: In our approach, the route planning procedure was based on determining a sequence of intermediary goal points or coordinates x and y composing the robot trajectory. Results: A qualitative running experimental evaluation had been performed on the 1st floor of the Okinawa national college of technology as a preliminary practical implementation and its real-time performance was excellent, where a student like-guard can take control of the camera pan and tilt functions remotely. Conclusion: The real-time performance of the developed system that can leave security personnel hands-free for other important tasks is an irresistible system that can be put into practical use in a public offices facility, manufacturing facilities and various construction sites-everywhere there’s a need for advanced frontline security.

Highlights

A robot is a machine designed to execute one or more tasks repeatedly, with speed and precision
Other agencies including NASA and US Government of Defense were working on implementation of robotics technology
Subsequent robots grew in capability and with the end of the cold war; the technology was made available for sale to private firms through Reagan-Bush government to industry privatization

Summary

INTRODUCTION

A robot is a machine designed to execute one or more tasks repeatedly, with speed and precision. Security robots are protecting property and documenting facilities autonomously around the world. An important aspect of robotic security systems is surveillance of specified area. They provide surveillance on wheels and may be one of the security industry’s best kept secret. After a decade continuous development, security robot keeps as an intensive research issue because of its ever-increasing application to different places and its economical and technological relevance. Interesting application can be seen in robot scanning areas to find explosive devices [1]. The system consists of an autonomous mobile robot that can move independently outside as well inside the facility to be patrolled via deployed wireless internet device to that area. The main goal is to generate a very convenient trajectory to be followed by the robot so that it increases as much as possible the probability of finding the intruders or abnormal events inside the surveillance region

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