Efficiency of robotic vacuums at home

The objective of this research is to compare the efficiency of two types of robotic vacuum cleaners' algorithm. The first type is a random algorithm of cleaning which was at the beginning of robotic vacuum's era. The second type is an algorithm with an intelligent algorithm. The robotic vacuum cleaners are a part of IoT (Internet of Things) world which is gaining its popularity nowadays. The purpose of a robotic vacuum cleaner is being some kind of a servant for a human being and save his / her time.

Problem definition

The first problem which has to be solved is to convert an algorithm of a real intelligent cleaner to the simulation environment. The intelligent cleaners use plenty of sensors gathering information about the real world. It is virtually impossible to convert it, as companies have their algorithms under protection of disclosure and many programmers work on it. Nonetheless, I tried to simplify it and emulate it by NetLogo advantages.

The second problem is to compare the intelligent algorithm with an algorithm of random cleaner's movement in a home environment according to its efficiency. Efficiency is measured by amount of dust in the room and in what time is it done.

Method

Software

For purpose of this research is used NetLogo as a simulation tool. NetLogo has several advantages for modeling robot's behavior in the environment. One of the biggest advantage is its visualization capability and its interactive approach. Therefore, I chose it as the most appropriate tool for the simulation.

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