Smart Library Assisstant Robot

Robots are used for various purposes in day-to-today life. With ever growing technology and competition there is a desire for doing work in less time, also considering economy in the equation. Keeping this into consideration this project aims at minimizing the efforts required to search for books in

Project Title

Smart Library Assisstant Robot

Project Area of Specialization

Artificial Intelligence

Project Summary

Robots are used for various purposes in day-to-today life. With ever growing technology and competition there is a desire for doing work in less time, also considering economy in the equation. Keeping this into consideration this project aims at minimizing the efforts required to search for books in a library. A library generally consists of thousands of books. It would be difficult for both librarians and customers in searching and locating books. For automating this process we came up with a solution using technology of robotics and artificial intelligence. The smart library assistant will solve the problem by taking input of the book from the application and then, it will fetch the book from that shelf. It will work on the general principle of computer vision for detection of books. After taking input from the user the smart library assistant will pick the desired book of the user from the shelf. The smart library assistant consists of a mechanical arm for picking the books, and sensors for detecting the position of the desired book.

Project Objectives

-To design a robotic arm that takes out the desired book from a selected number of shelves.

- To develop a functioning library management system, consisting mainly of a database.

- To execute a smart system/assistant that plays the role of a librarian (checking the existence and location of the book, issuing it to the customer, alerting the in-charge on the occasion of a late return/past due-date)

- To implement the front-end of this system, and design a user-friendly tool to be used on PCs.

Project Implementation Method

Firstly we will collect the data of different reference books, because the purpose is to make an assistant for NEDUET’s Library, which is an engineering university. After collecting the data we’ll apply various preprocessing steps. Alongside, we will start the Robot designing using an online simulator, a robot which can check through camera and sensors where the book is placed, it will search for the user’s requested book with the help of computer vision. Algorithm Selection can also be done on the basis of data present and after training the model we will work on result metrics we get through that model. Once the model is ready, we will get the components which we will be needing for hardware development, which is mainly an arm which can pick a book from a shelf, made and powered by an Arduino. In Software Development we will develop a software environment where a user can communicate with the Robot, the desktop app which takes input from the user, and other functionalities as well which makes the tasks easy and less time consuming through automation. Whenever the hardware is fully developed, we will merge the software with the hardware.

Benefits of the Project

This project can advance or automate the system in NED University “Engr. Abdul Kalam Library” or in any other library which will be a great help to staff members in finding and getting the book asked by customers. Robots will now have a profound effect in the library as they'll become capable of taking on roles like “Book Getter” or “Guide” in a better and smarter way. In the future, if we extend our project, then our robot can also navigate through the library, avoid obstacles, interact with our customers and help them have a better experience in our library. Also this same idea can be implemented to some other applications like in supermarkets or online stores, where our robots will pack the whole online order autonomously, and can also help customers in the supermarket to get the required things easily. Generally this robot can work anywhere where tasks like assembly, packing and packaging are done. This robot can be used by libraries, any store owners or industries all over the country if they want to advance the system, make use of technology to automate the process and save the manpower for repeated tasks. Also the quality of work will increase too, and more work is done in less time.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

The main work plan is to develop a robotic arm that can take any book name as an input, then rise up-to the respective shelf where that book is available, and then pick that book and place it in a basket for the customer. The book name as order can be taken from the reception of the library, and if the required book by the customer is not available then the customer should be informed. Also we have planned to make a system in our software that can track at what date a customer has taken the book, and what is the book's return due date. Once the deadline is breached the system will prompt the Admin accordingly.

Deliverables:

a. A Library Management System (LMS) which takes input of the book name.

b. A dataset of the NED Reference Library’s books.

c. A bank-end database from which the book's availability can be ensured.

d. A smart system which informs the Admin when an issued book breaches its deadline.

e. A well-designed model using Computer Vision in order to locate the desired book.

f. A functioning Robotic Arm, able to fetch books from a shelf.

Final Deliverable of the Project

HW/SW integrated system

Core Industry

Education

Other Industries

IT

Core Technology

Robotics

Other Technologies

Artificial Intelligence(AI)

Sustainable Development Goals

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Required Resources

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