IoTerrain: An IoT-Based Six-Wheeled Rover for Environmental Data Collection

This paper has presented the architecture and planned implementation of IoTerrain, an IoT-based six-wheeled rover for environmental data collection. The design combines a mobile chassis, embedded control, configurable sensors, wireless data transfer, and a remote monitoring interface. Its modular structure supports adaptation to different sensing tasks, while staged testing provides a practical path toward safe integration. The paper is a design-and-implementation draft rather than a report of verified experimental results. Future work can include a calibrated sensor suite, improved communication for low-coverage locations, location tagging, local data buffering during network outages, power optimization, and systematic field evaluation.

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