Development of CoAP protocol for communication in mobile robotic systems using IoT technique

Area of Science:

• * Internet of Things (IoT) and Robotics
• * Wireless Communication Protocols

Background:

• * IoT devices require efficient and secure communication protocols for remote operation in diverse applications like monitoring, inspection, and healthcare.
• * Existing protocols such as HTTP and MQTT have limitations in terms of overhead and power consumption for resource-constrained IoT systems.
• * Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication demands protocols optimized for low power and minimal packet size.

Purpose of the Study:

• * To propose and evaluate a novel design methodology for the Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) in IoT-enabled mobile robotic systems.
• * To assess CoAP's suitability for remote control and wireless access of mobile robots.
• * To compare CoAP's performance against other IoT communication protocols in terms of speed and power efficiency.

Main Methods:

• * Development of a novel design methodology for CoAP implementation in mobile robotic systems.
• * Mathematical analysis of the CoAP communication model.
• * Experimental prototype development and performance trials, including signal strength analysis.

Main Results:

• * Mathematical analysis indicates CoAP provides faster response times and lower power consumption compared to other protocols.
• * CoAP facilitates efficient Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication with small packet overhead.
• * Experimental trials demonstrated up to 99% reliability in signal transmission for the mobile robotic system.

Conclusions:

• * The proposed CoAP design methodology is effective for IoT-enabled mobile robotic systems.
• * CoAP demonstrates significant potential for rapid, reliable, and power-efficient wireless communication in robotics.
• * CoAP is a viable protocol for developing advanced IoT applications in mobile robotics and related fields.