Embedded Systems and Robotics with Open Source Tools

Nilanjan Dey, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Techno India College of Technology, Rajarhat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India; Honorary Visiting Scientist at Global Biomedical Technologies Inc., Roseville, California, USA; Research Scientist at the Laboratory of Applied Mathematical Modeling in Human Physiology, Territorial Organization of Scientific and Engineering Unions, Bulgaria; Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Rough Sets and Data Analysis (IGI Global); Managing Editor of the International Journal of Image Mining; Regional Editor of the International Journal of Intelligent Engineering Informatics; Associate Editor of the International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, and Technology; and Editor of the Advances in Geospatial Technologies (AGT) Book Series (IGI Global). Widely published, he is a life member of several professional societies. Amartya Mukherjee, MTech, is an assistant professor at the Institute of Engineering and Management, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering from the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (previously known as the West Bengal University of Technology), Salt Lake City, Kolkata, India, and a master’s degree in computer science and engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, West Bengal, India. He has written several papers in the field of wireless networking and embedded systems.

Introduction. Basics of Embedded Systems. Basics of Robotics. Aerial Robotics. Open-Source Hardware Platform. Open-Source Software Platform. Automated Plant-Watering System. Device to Cloud System. Home Automation System. Three-Servo Ant Robot. Three-Servo Hexabot. Semi-Autonomous Quadcopter System. Autonomous Hexacopter System. Conclusion.