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The misplacement of books in libraries often results in wasted time when searching for a specific book on the wrong shelf. To address this issue, we created a novel, low-cost prototype Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) equipped with a camera and Wi-Fi modules. The UGV wirelessly sends data to a local server, which uses image processing to determine the location of the book. A web user interface was created to enable users to easily locate the exact shelf of the desired book. This solution has not been previously explored and was tested in our Institute’s library. The adoption of UGVs greatly improved the overall user experience, transforming the manual and time-consuming process of book-finding into an automated and time-saving operation.
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Nath, U., Medhi, B.J., Deori, A., Brahma, M., Narzary, M., Singh, P.K. (2023). AutoBookFinder: A Case Study of Automated Book Rack Identification in Library Through UGV. In: Krieger, U.R., Eichler, G., Erfurth, C., Fahrnberger, G. (eds) Innovations for Community Services. I4CS 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1876. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40852-6_18
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