Implementation of remotely controllable mobile robot system over mobile ad-hoc network

Abstract

Remotely controllable wireless mobile robots are being used in many applications now days. Such systems can be restricted by the range of wireless signal. Mobile Ad-hoc Networks offer a number of advantages e.g. multi hop communication i.e. longer range; can be deployed without any infrastructure etc. This paper presents the implementation details of a wireless mobile robot system over Mobile Ad-hoc Network. It consists of a target mobile robot and a relay / observer robot. The target robot is equipped with a robotic arm to execute various tasks. The relay / observer robot can route network packets between the controller and the target robot. It also produces visual feedback of the target robot to the user at the controlling end.