ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENT REMOTE CONTROL CAR (AI MOBILE) (A.K.A. REMOTE CONTROL CAR USING MATLAB)

• Main Author: Teoh Kok, Liang
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Petronas 2006
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/6830/1/2006%20-%20ARTIFICIAL%20INTELLIGENT%20REMOTE%20CONTROL%20CAR%20%28AI%20MOBILE%29%20%28A.K.A.%20REMOTE%20CONTROL%20CAR%20USING%20MAT.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/6830/

The primary objective of this project is to construct a working prototype of a remote controlled car (a.k.a. AI Mobile) and its ability to control from MATLAB Graphical User Interface (GUI). It involves several EE areas in microcontroller, wireless communication and MATLAB. Secondary objective will be implementing artificial intelligence (AI) in a robot to perform tasks intelligently and autonomously. The car will be enhanced with systems like obstacles detection sensors, wireless camera, wireless microphone, and speed alteration. These systems will be combined by the PIC microcontroller and controlled from the remote computer with the aid of the MS Visual Basic GUI. With these artificial intelligent systems, successful execution of manyhuman-in-loop manipulation tasks which directlydepend on the operator's skill previously can be improved to: (i) permit easy and rapid incorporation of local sensory information to augment performance, and (ii) provide variable performance (precision- and power-) assist for output motions and forces. Such AI systems have enormous potential both reduce operator error and permit integration of greater autonomy into human and robot interactions which will eventually enhance security, safety, and performance. The AI systems are built on an existing platform modified from a remote controlled car. The processor used to coordinate the AI Mobile is the microcontroller PIC16F84A. The independent subsystems for controlling the AI Mobile via Microsoft Visual Basic include the serial communication interface, switching circuit, microcontroller, RF Transmitter & Receiver and Visual Basic programming.