Semi-Autonomous Robotic Boat, with Lora Data Acquisition

Keeping waterways safe can be very challenging, especially in large areas inside countries but also across waterways that borders countries, illegal activities in waterways may be harmful and can damage the aquatic environment. Illegal trading, as well as smuggling tobacco, cannabis, and alcoholic drinks are also problematic. Additionally, armed groups can also use the waterways to smuggle goods and infiltrate into neighbouring countries, leading to violence and insecurity. To address these issues, countries are deploying police and military patrols. Unfortunately, this system uses a lot of personnel that could be deployed in other activities. However, technology can be used to solve those problems efficiently, all the time and in real-time. The primary objective of this project is the development of a scared prototype of a robotic boat that can accurately perform surveillance in real-time. This robot boat is controlled remotely by a radio communication technique that enables long-range data transmissions. It is capable of moving in all directions and is equipped with multiple sensors to facilitate the movement and avoidance of collisions during its autonomous movement. To design and develop a robust and efficient semi-autonomous surveillance boat equipped with advanced features such as a high-resolution camera, ultrasonic sensors, and GPS tracking capabilities for surveillance, on the other hand, the stability of the boat itself while moving on water, and the intercommunication between the transmitter and receiver during the remote control, and the data transmission. LoRa is one of the powerful radio communication techniques that enables Long-Range, low-power wireless data transmission, is a spread spectrum modulation technique that uses license-free radio frequency bands to create long-range communication links. The semi-autonomous robotic boat is expected to perform a real-time surveillance hance enhance security on the waterways effectively and efficiently. Keywords: Robotic boat, LoRa module, semi-autonomous, Surveillance.