Autonomous Line Following Surveillance Robot fitted with Pi-Camera, Thermal Sensing and Obstacle Detection Capability

Abstract

The autonomous night patrolling robot can be used to the substitute the human resources used in the field of surveillance. Also, it offers better coverage and angle when compares to a static surveillance system like CCTV camera. Since the robot is autonomous, there is not much attention demanded by the robot. This surveillance robot consists of a camera and is backed up by a several sensors to assist in determining the intrusion of the foreign body within its range. All the components are mounted on a rover which is run by a dc motor. This rover navigates through a fixed path based on the working of the line following robot. The robot can prove itself to be very efficient in circumstances where human surveillance is not possible or to occasions where the unpredictable variable added by a human is to be avoided. It can be used to provide help to various fields like industrial, commercial, domestic, and defense. Even though the human resources required for the surveillance is reduced, there is still a need for human resources, to respond to the alerts of the robot and to maintain them are proper working condition. Also, based on the perimeter to be covers, many robots can work in tandem to establish a surveillance network. The intruder is determined using the thermal sensing and the image is captured when a face is recognized on the camera. This utilizes the machine learning algorithms and uses python script to execute the logic. The robot is cost efficient and has the potential to be dynamically improved based on the speed of technological advancement and the need for robot surveillance.