Design and implementation of an auto-following robot-car system for the elderly

Hung Chi Chu, Ming Fu Chien, Tzu Hsuan Lin, Zhi Jun Zhang

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Abstract

With the progress of ageing society, more elderly people are living alone. Due to work and school factors, family members are not always available at home to care for the elderly. It is dangerous if they suffer an accident at home alone. Therefore, utilizing Internet of Things (IoTs) technology to enhance the safety of the elderly at home is a possible solution. In this paper, an auto-following robot-car was created to assist elderly people at home. This system includes an Arduino Robot-Car (Arduino BOE-BOT) with ultrasound sensor, wireless networks (Wi-Fi), databases (MySQL), and Android based mobile application (APP). The robot-car can determine its location by calculating its signal from the Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI). The use of ultrasound sensors and indoor maps, will allow the robot-car to automatically follow around the elderly person and avoid obstacles in its path.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 IEEE International Conference on System Science and Engineering, ICSSE 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781467389662
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Aug 2016
Event2016 IEEE International Conference on System Science and Engineering, ICSSE 2016 - Puli, Taiwan
Duration: 7 Jul 20169 Jul 2016

Publication series

Name2016 IEEE International Conference on System Science and Engineering, ICSSE 2016

Conference

Conference2016 IEEE International Conference on System Science and Engineering, ICSSE 2016
Country/TerritoryTaiwan
CityPuli
Period7/07/169/07/16

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