A robot is a mechanical or virtual artificial agent, generally an electro mechanical

machine that is guided by a computer program using electronic circuitry. Robots can
be autonomous or semi-autonomous and range from humanoids such as Hondas is the
advanced Step in Innovative Mobility and TOSYs. TOSY Ping Pong Playing Robot to
industrial robots, patent assist robots, medical operating robots, dog therapy robots,
collectively programmed swarm robots, and even microscopic nano robots. By
representing a life like appearance or automating movements, a robot may transfer a
sense of intelligence or through on its own. This article discusses about IR sensor
based wireless robotic vehicle.
What is a Wireless Robotic Vehicle?
The robot is a technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and
application of robots, as well as computer systems is used to control, sensory feedback,
and information processing are called robots. This technology deals with automated
machines that can be placed by humans in dangerous environments, or resemble
humans in appearance, behavior. Now a todays robots are inspired by nature
contributing to the field of bio-inspired robotics. These robots also created a new branch
of robotics and soft robotics. The mechanical techniques developed through the
Industrial age, there are more practical applications such as automated machines,
remote-control and wireless remote-control.

Wireless Robotic Vehicle

What is an IR Sensor?
An IR sensor is a device that emits in order to sense some aspects of the surroundings
which detects IR radiation falling on it. The emitter is simply an IR LED (Light Emitting
Diode) and the detector is simply an IR photodiode which is sensitive to IR light of the
same wavelength is emitted by the IR LED. When IR light falls on the photodiode, the
resistances and output voltages, change in proportion to the magnitude of the IR light
received. There are many types of IR sensors that are built and can be built depending
upon the application. Contrast sensors (Used in Line Following Robots), Proximity
sensors (Used in Touch Screen phones), and obstruction sensors (Used for counting
goods and in Burglar Alarms) these are some examples.

IR Sensor
Radio Frequency Remote Controlled Wireless Robot
The RF controlled wireless robotic vehicle mainly includes RF transmitter and RF
receiver.

RF Transmitter
RF modules are usually very small size and operate in the voltage range of 3V to 12V.
RF transmitter modules are designed to work with 433MHz frequency only. If
transmitting logic zero, then no power is drawn by the transmitter. For transmitting, logic
is one, it consumes power about 4.5 mA with 3V. The transmitter and receiver interfaced
with the 8051 microcontroller and get desired operation. RF transmitter has supplied
voltage in the range of 3V to 6V and output power in the range of 4V to 12V.

RF Transmitter
The RF transmitter circuit diagram is shown below is used to connect different push
buttons to move the robotic vehicle in different directions like as forward, backward,
right and left. Thus, by pressing the appropriate push button, we can control the robotic
vehicles movement.

RF Receiver
RF receiver is also being a small in size and RF receiver has supply current of 3.5mA
with an operating voltage of 5V. RF transmitter modules are designed to work with
433MHz only (that should match with the transmitter frequency for communication
purpose to receive signals from the transmitter).
 RF Receiver
RF Communication by using the Robotic Vehicle
Radio frequency (RF) consists of a transmitter and a receiver, which is connected to an
isolated circuit that is to be controlled. A control signal is transferred from the transmitter
end in the form of radio waves or electromagnetic waves, such that to control the device
remotely, which is connected to the receiver end. This control signal is transmitted by
using electromagnetic waves or radio waves of radio frequency. Thus, the control signal
received at the receiver end and get the accurate output such as robotic vehicle, special
purpose robot, communication purpose device, and so on.

RF Controlled Robotic Vehicle

The main goal of this project is to design a robotic vehicle which is controlled by a TV
remote. Here, the proposed system uses an RF technology for remote operation. An
IR sensor is interfaced to the control unit of the robot for detecting the infrared signals
which are transmitted by the remote. An 8051 series of microcontroller is used for the
preferred operation.
At the transmitting (TX) section, push buttons are used to send the commands to the
receiver end to control the robots movement, either to move in four directions like
forward, right, backward and left etc. At the receiving section, two motors interfaced to
the 8051 family microcontroller where they are used for the vehicles movement.
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The TV remote generates RC5 based data that is received by an infrared receiver
interfaced with the microcontroller. The inbuilt program in the microcontroller refers to
the code to produce preferred output based on the i/p data to function the motors via a
motor driver IC.

The RF transmitter performs as an RF remote control that has the advantage of ample
range (up to 200 meters) with suitable antenna, while the receiver decodes before
supplying it to another microcontroller to drive DC motors through motor driver IC for
required work.
Further, this project can be enhanced using DTMF technology. Using RF technology
we can control the robot by using a cell phone. This technology has an advantage over
long communication range as compared to RF technology.
Thus, this is all about IR sensor based wireless robotic vehicle. We hope that you have
got a better understanding of this concept.Furthremore, any doubts regarding this
concept or electrical and electronics projects, please give your feedback in the
comment section below. Here is a question for you, what is the main function of IR