ABSTRACT

The advent of new high-speed technology and the growing computer capacity
provided realistic opportunity for new robot controls and realization of new methods of
control theory. This technical improvement together with the need for high performance
robots created faster, more accurate and more intelligent robots using new robots control
devices, new drives and advanced control algorithms.

This project describes a new economical solution of robot control systems. The
presented robot control system can be used for different sophisticated robot applications.
The control system consists of an IR receiver, a microcontroller that collects data from
the IR circuit and control the robot.

Robot is a system that contains sensors, control systems, manipulators, power

supplies and software all working together to perform a task. Designing, building,
programming and testing a robot is a combination of physics, mechanical engineering,
electrical engineering, structural engineering, mathematics and computing. In some cases
biology, medicine, chemistry might also be involved. A study of robotics means that
students are actively engaged with all of these disciplines in a deeply problem-posing
problem-solving environment.

A complete solution of a robot control solution is presented in this project. The

robot was fully controlled by the PC and the commands from the PC were received by the
microcontroller. The wireless video camera, which was embedded on the robot capture
the video and it was transmitted and the image, was viewed over the windows. The robot
can be used in military applications.
 IR remote acts as the transmitter in this project. When a button is pressed in the
remote, the signal will be passed and received by the IR receiver TSOP Receiver. This
signal is sent to the microcontroller which decodes the signal and performs the
corresponding action in accordance with the button pressed in the remote. For example, if
number 1 is pressed in the remote, the robot will be turned left according to the user
requirement. The other tasks will be performed in the similar fashion using IR.

This project uses regulated 5V, 500mA power supply. 7805 three terminal voltage
regulator is used for voltage regulation. Bridge type full wave rectifier is used to rectify
the ac out put of secondary of 230/12V step down transformer.
BLOCK DIAGRAM

ROBOT
TURN LEFT

IR
RECEIVER

ROBOT
TURN RIGHT
8

5
Crystal
Oscillator 1

Reset
Circuit TV REMOTE
AS IR
TRANSMITTER