Title :
Solar powered autonomous explorer architecture
Author :
Jeedella, Jeedella ; Al-Qutayri, Mahmoud ; Sahem, Mohammed
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Eng., Khalifa Univ., Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Abstract :
This paper presents the architecture of a solar powered autonomous explorer. The autonomous explorer employs smart power management system to harvest its energy from the solar energy and monitors its usage in the system. Also it monitors its surrounding environment and communicates with a control base station. The explorer incorporates appropriate sensors to monitor various environmental conditions. The complete system was fully implemented as a prototype and its operation modes were verified. The system architecture is highly flexible and scalable one which enables expansion whenever the need arises.
Keywords :
computerised monitoring; energy harvesting; mobile robots; power system control; power system management; software architecture; solar power; control base station; energy harvesting; environmental conditions; operation modes; smart power management system; solar energy; solar powered autonomous explorer architecture; surrounding environment; system architecture; Base stations; Batteries; Global Positioning System; Monitoring; Robot sensing systems; autonomous; microcontroller; power management; solar; wireless;
Conference_Titel :
Current Trends in Information Technology (CTIT), 2011 International Conference and Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Dubai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0097-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0096-4
DOI :
10.1109/CTIT.2011.6107937
