Developing a thermally invisible device controllable remotely via communication protocols

Robots are machines that are developed to facilitate human life and protect people from certain dangers, perform certain tasks continuously or solve problems by producing different solutions to different situations they encounter during the performance of their tasks, thanks to artificial intelligence units. While we can see robots performing simple tasks such as cleaning a house, we can also see them performing critical, dangerous and difficult tasks such as protecting the interests of two different states on the battlefield. When considering the duties of robots on the battlefield, the first thing that comes to mind is the defense or attack function. However, although these tasks are considered the most important during the war, collecting the information necessary for attack and defense, obtaining data and exploring the region are equally important and necessary. Data collection and reconnaissance are carried out by agents or specially trained officers within the scope of intelligence gathering activities. Just as specially trained personnel are needed for these operations, specially developed robots are also needed to have robots perform the same operations. In this thesis, a mobile reconnaissance robot with a tracked tank model, camera and remote control by an operator from a distance of approximately one km, and which cannot be detected when viewed with a thermal camera, thanks to the thermoelectric modules used, has been developed. Thermal camouflage process was performed automatically by the robot according to the temperature data received from the environment, thanks to the temperature sensor in the robot. Arduino development boards were used in the vehicle and control of the exploration robot. nRF24l01+ PA/LNA modules were used for data communication between the remote control and the vehicle, and the ESP32-CAM module was used for the camera on the vehicle. Thermoelectric modules were used for thermal camouflage of the vehicle. After the design of the mobile robot was completed, it successfully fulfilled the functions of thermal camouflage and video data collection from the targeted distance.