An Open-Source Solution for Mobile Robot based Environmental Sensing
Grönman, Jere; Viljanen, Jani; Vihervaara, Juha; Saari, Mika (2020)
Grönman, Jere
Viljanen, Jani
Vihervaara, Juha
Saari, Mika
IEEE
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202102102001
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202102102001
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Internet of Things-based devices are equipped with sensors and network connections to collect data and store this data to cloud services. This collected data allows operational decision-making processes to be based on a more accurate picture of the current state of physical environment than before. Existing data collection methods often rely on sensors in fixed locations to obtain environmental measurements. Such a solution is not very scalable in terms of the density of the measuring points. In a dynamic environment, the cost of maintaining such fixedbased solutions may also be high. A more flexible solution will be achieved by equipping an autonomous mobile robot with sensors. Mobile robots are increasingly being used for data-gathering in a wide range of environmental applications. However, a robotic solution can be expensive. In this paper, we present a low-cost solution based on opensource components. The solution utilizes a robot operating system, sensor and IoT-board based on open-source implementation. By implementing a pilot project, we concretize the potential of our approach to environmental monitoring. Potential application areas of this solution include the microclimate control of greenhouses and warehouses, for example.
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