Cost effective spy ball robot for surveillance, rescue and exploration [articol]

Abstract

Surveillance and inspection cameras play an important role in security and monitoring applications. Various cameras are designed for such purpose including Biometric surveillance cameras, Aerial surveillance cameras and payload surveillance cameras. As an extension to the domain of surveillance cameras, in our work we have designed a new prototype spy ball that is capable of transmitting wireless video and audio signals. The spy ball also contains a radio controlled navigation system which can assist in moving the ball in different directions. The ball can be used as a surveillance device and hence it is made shock proof. This ball also supports its personal video streaming application that contains different options for video capturing and recording facility. Upon testing this ball on various platforms, excellent video capturing with stability is achieved.