Implementation of home automation system using a PDA based mobile robot

In this paper, we propose a novel architecture of PDA based mobile robot for home automation systems. There are several key concepts required for realizing a robot based home automation. First, it should be able to move freely around in home or office environment, manage home appliances through the wireless network, and detect color patches through efficient image processing to provide computational redundancy for higher-level functions. Second, to provide a user friendly interface, we propose an attractive personal computer based client program and a PDA based client program. Third, in order to employ in actual home environment, it needs a well-designed robot frame. In these respects, we propose an environment-friendly design concept for mobile robots. In addition, as PDA has lower computational power than single board computer or personal computer, we concerned about optimization methods for software running on PDA.