UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR

INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER
ENGINEERING
FOCUS AREA: INDUSTRIAL CONTROL
THESIS PROPOSAL
GROUP MEMBERS ID

1. MEKUANINT TILAHUN 00760/09

2. SETEGN ADISU 01022/09
3. SILESH LAKE 01029/09
4. YAMRAL LAKEW 01200/09

TITLE: MICROCONTROLLER BASED REMOTE ROBOTIC CAR CONTROL SYSTEM

USING DUAL TOAL MULTIPLE FREQUENCY

Advisor Name: Mr. Abibual A.

Date: 06/10/2021

Gondar, Ethiopia
 Approval Page
The undersigned certify that the above candidate has fulfilled the condition of the thesis proposal
for the Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering department at the University
of Gondar.

Name ID Signature

1. Mekuanint Tilahun 00760/09

2. Setegn Adisu 01022/09
3. Silesh Lake 01029/09
4. Yamral Lakew 01200/09

Advisor’s Name Signature Date

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 Abstract
Conventionally, wireless-controlled robots use Radio Frequency circuits, which have the
drawbacks of limited working range, limited frequency range and limited control. Use of a
mobile phone for robotics control can overcome these limitations. It provides the advantages of
robust control, working range as larger as the coverage area of the service provider (range all
over the world), no interference with other controllers. “Dual Tone Multiple frequency
controlled Wireless Robotic Car” is capable of receiving a set of command (instructions) in the
form of Dual Tone Multiple frequency tones and performs the necessary actions such as left,
right, back, forward etc. We can control robotic car by Proteus software through speech
recognition system or Dual Tone Multiple frequency tones generator in PIC. It is also called
“Programmable Robotic Car”. Because recording Dual Tone Multiple frequency tones and play
back will be able to control robotic car automatically. In this paper, we present controlling of a
Robotic car using Dual Tone Multiple frequency technique. Reliable surveillance is a need of the
current environment. The system should be easy to operate, efficient, cost effective & flexible
for further improvements.

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Table of Contents

Approval Page...............................................................................................................................................i
Abstract.......................................................................................................................................................ii
List of Figures..............................................................................................................................................iv
List of Tables................................................................................................................................................v
Abbreviations..............................................................................................................................................vi
1.Introduction..............................................................................................................................................1
2. Statement of Problem.............................................................................................................................2
3. Literature Review....................................................................................................................................2
4. Objectives of the Thesis...........................................................................................................................3
4.1. General Objective.............................................................................................................................3
4.2. Specific Objective.............................................................................................................................3
5. Methodology...........................................................................................................................................4
6. Contribution of the Thesis.......................................................................................................................5
7. Scope of the Thesis..................................................................................................................................5
8. Limitation of the Thesis...........................................................................................................................5
9. Work Plan................................................................................................................................................6
10. Cost of the Thesis..................................................................................................................................7
12. References.............................................................................................................................................8

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 List of Figures
Figure 1: block diagram representation of the system................................................................................4

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 List of Tables
Table 1: work plan.......................................................................................................................................6
Table 2: cost analysis...................................................................................................................................7

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 Abbreviations
DTMF………………………………………………..Dual Tone Multiple Frequency

GSM………………………………………………….Global Sim card Management

IC……………………………………………………..Integrated Circuit

PIC……………………………………………………Peripheral Interface Control

RF……………………………………………………..Radio Frequency

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1.Introduction

A robot is an electro-mechanical machine which is guided by computer, Mobile phone or

programming, and is thus able to do tasks on its own. The Robot Institute of America defines
“A robot is a reprogrammable multifunctional manipulator designed to move material parts, tools
or specialized device through variable programmed motions for the performance of a variety of
tasks”. Conventionally, wireless controlled robots use RF circuits, which have drawbacks of
limited working range & frequency range, use of mobile phones can overcome this limitation. It
provides the advantages of robust control, working range as large as the coverage area of the
service provider, no interference with other controllers and up to twelve controls [1]. DTMF
Mobile ROBOT is a machine that can be controlled with a mobile. In this project, the robot is
controlled by a mobile phone that makes a call to the mobile phone attached to the robot. In the
course of a call, if any button is pressed, a tone corresponding to the button pressed is heard at
the other end of the call. This tone is called "Dual Tone Multiple-Frequency" tone. The robot
perceives this DTMF tone with the help of the phone stacked on the robot. The received tone is
processed by the PIC16F877A microcontroller with the help of DTMF decoder IC, the decoder
decodes the DTMF tone is to its equivalent binary digit and this binary number is send to the
microcontroller, the microcontroller is pre-programmed to take decision for any give input and
output its decision to motor drivers in order to drive the motors for forward or backward motion
or a turn.

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2. Statement of Problem
Formally, robots controlled by wireless communication use radio frequency circuits, those have
the drawbacks of limited working range, restricted frequency range and the restricted control.
Use of a mobile phone for robotic control can overcome these limitations. It provides the
advantage of robust control, working range as big as the coverage area of the service provider.
Our project is a remote controlled robotic car with cellphone using the DTMF technology. We
have chosen this project because it has a lot of application in home like monitoring small robotic
devices from different location in our absence. To perform this task we have used the DTMF
technology, which uses the mobile network. It works all over the world where there is a network
access regardless of the distance between the transmitting cellphone and the controlling
cellphone.

3. Literature Review
In this paper the authors used IC89C51, DTMF, radio control, remote control vehicle and design
the new method of construction of cell phone controlled robotic car. The radio frequency circuit
is used for limited distance so to overcome this problem authors uses the Dual Tone Multi
Frequency, which will, used for long distance. The main intention of this project is to control a
robotic car using Dual Tone Multi Frequency [1]. In this paper author used robot, GSM,
Arduino, Dual Tone Multi Frequency decoder. In this paper they represented a vehicle
development which is controlled by GSM and an Arduino is used for design of the vehicle. This
system used Dual Tone Multi Frequency and it can be controlled over very long distance. The C
and C++ languages are used as programming language in this system [2]. The remote-control
technologies have been used in the fields like factory automation, space discovery, in places
where human entry is difficult. As this has been accomplished in the domestic systems partially
many corporations and laboratories are looking for the methods which enable human to
operation and monitor efficiently and easily in the house or outdoor. Operation the domestic
system without any restriction of time and space is an important challenge. As the cell phone
helps us to connect with the outside devices via cell phone communication network regardless of
time and space, the cell phone is an appropriate device to operate domestic systems [3]. This
paper intends to solve the problems of pre-existing methods of control that use simple voice call.

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Method here uses the Dual Tone Multi Frequency generated when the user presses a keypad
button of the mobile phone. The mobile phone user controls the system by sending the DTMF
tone to the access point. The basic mode for robot communication uses RF. Radio Frequency is a
sure choice for communication because it enables more information to be transferred at high
speed and over large distance. However, the use of Radio Frequency contributes in enhancing the
mysterious nature of robot technology. To implement communication, dual tone multi frequency
technology is used [4]. The paper present the angular position of a stepper motor has been
controlled remotely using Dual Tone Multi Frequency signal through microcontroller. Wireless
position control can also be achieved through Radio Frequency Transmitter and receiver but in
case of Radio Frequency communication, devices using equivalent frequencies Such as wireless
cell phones, scanners, wrist radios, personal locators etc. can intervene with transmission. In the
present idea Dual Tone Multi Frequency Technology has been used to implement acoustic
communication for controlling the angular position of the stepper motor remotely anywhere in
the world through mobile phone network. Dual Tone Multi Frequency decoder has been used to
decode the Dual Tone Multi Frequency signal. The decoded signal has been read by the
microcontroller through its Input, output port, and provides the control signal to position the
stepper motor at the desired angle [5].

4. Objectives of the Thesis

4.1. General Objective
The main objective of this project is to design and simulate microcontroller based remote
controlled robotic car using dual tone multiple frequency.

4.2. Specific Objective

 To know the simulation of the robotic car using proteus software

 To design robotic car by using cell phone
 To develop microcontroller based robotic car
 To design obstacle avoiding system of a robotic car
 To design remotely controlled robotic car system that will automatically respond
when hazardous condition occur at any given time.

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5. Methodology

Block diagram of the system

This paper consists of the following block: PIC 16F877A microcontroller, DTMF decoder IC,
power supply, motor driver circuit, DC motor, cell phone.

We need two cellphones one as a transmitting the control signal the other is used as a receiver.
On the robotic car we have a cellphone stacked on the car which is used as a receiver. We also
need a microcontroller, which is used to control the motion of the robotic car as per the loaded
program.

RIGHT
MOTOR
DTMF DECODER MOTOR
MICROCONTROLLER
DRIVER
LEFT
MOTOR

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Figure 1: block diagram representation of the system

6. Contribution of the Thesis

 To control the robotic car by a cell phone.

 To avoid the time spent for controlling the car by road security system, which are costly.
 To establish efficient system of robotic car competition like game.
 To minimize human intervention.
 To ensure easy manipulation of a robotic car.
 Remote control vehicles have various scientific uses including hazardous environments.
 It saves time for carrying robot for controlling whether it is falling or not.

7. Scope of the Thesis

 The scope of the thesis is to control robotic remotely using cell phone, which possess the
advantage of robust control wide range coverage area and inspiring the modern
autonomous car development.
 Our thesis proposal involves modelling, analysis and design of each equipment’s of the
system.
 This thesis is limited to software simulation.
 The performance analysis in this thesis work is accomplished be based on analytical
analysis and computer simulation of the system using proteus software.

8. Limitation of the Thesis

The flowing are the limitations to the thesis we will do:

Alarm Phone Dialer

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By replacing DTMF Decoder IC MC145436AP by a 'DTMF Transceiver IC MT8880, DTMF
tones can be generated from the robot. So, a project called 'Alarm Phone Dialer' can be built
which will generate necessary alarms for something that is desired to be monitored (usually by
triggering a relay). For example, a high water alarm, low temperature alarm, opening of back
window, garage door, etc. When the system is activated, it will call a number of programmed
numbers to let the user know the alarm has been activated. This would be great to get alerts of
alarm conditions from home when user is at work.

Adding a Camera:
If the current project is interfaced with a camera (e.g. a Webcam)robot can be driven beyond
line of-sight & range becomes practically unlimited as GSM networks have a very large range.

9. Work Plan

Table 1: work plan

Activities Months June July

Weeks 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Literature review X
Data collection X
System design X
Documentation X
Draft report X X
submission
Final report X X

10. Cost of the Thesis

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Table 2: cost analysis

Tasks Unit Quantity Unit Total cost

price(ETB)
Cell phone 2 500 1000
Wires 1 - - 100
Dc motor 1 200 200
Motor drive 2 100 200
Micro 1 200 200
controller
Total cost 1700

12. References

[1] The authors A Faikh, J Serao presented a paper titled Cell phone operated robotic car.
[2] The“Implementation of unmanned vehicle using GSM network with Arduino”.
[3] T Ladwa, S. Ladwa, and R. Kaarthik, A. Dhara, and Dalei, “Control of Remote Domestic
System Using DTMF” presented at ICICI-BME 2009 Bandung, Indonesia, 2009.
[4] Y. Cho and J. Jeon, “Remote Robot control System based on DTMF of Mobile Phone,” IEEE
International Conference INDIN, 2008, July 2008.

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[5]Authors S Pal, Niladri Tripathy “Remote Position Authors S Pal, Niladri Tripathy “Remote
Position Control System of Stepper Motor Using dual tone multi frequency Technology”.
[6] Madhavi suryawanshi, Sarita Patil. “Avoiding the data leakage and providing privacy to data
in networking”,2016 International Conference on Computing, Communication, Control and
Automation(ICCUBEA),2016.