Embedded Systems and Robotics with Open Source Tools

Embedded Systems and Robotics with Open-Source Tools provides easy-to-understand and easy-to-implement guidance for rapid prototype development. Designed for readers unfamiliar with advanced computing technologies, this highly accessible book:

• Describes several cutting-edge open-source software and hardware technologies
• Examines a number of embedded computer systems and their practical applications
• Includes detailed projects for applying rapid prototype development skills in real time

Embedded Systems and Robotics with Open-Source Tools effectively demonstrates that, with the help of high-performance microprocessors, microcontrollers, and highly optimized algorithms, one can develop smarter embedded devices.

Nilanjan Dey, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Techno India College of Technology, Rajarhat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India; Honorary Visiting Scientist at Global Biomedical Technologies Inc., Roseville, California, USA; Research Scientist at the Laboratory of Applied Mathematical Modeling in Human Physiology, Territorial Organization of Scientific and Engineering Unions, Bulgaria; Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Rough Sets and Data Analysis (IGI Global); Managing Editor of the International Journal of Image Mining; Regional Editor of the International Journal of Intelligent Engineering Informatics; Associate Editor of the International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, and Technology; and Editor of the Advances in Geospatial Technologies (AGT) Book Series (IGI Global). Widely published, he is a life member of several professional societies.

Amartya Mukherjee, MTech, is an assistant professor at the Institute of Engineering and Management, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering from the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (previously known as the West Bengal University of Technology), Salt Lake City, Kolkata, India, and a master’s degree in computer science and engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, West Bengal, India. He has written several papers in the field of wireless networking and embedded systems.