Communication quality analysis for remote control of a differential drive robot based on iPhone interface

Abstract

This paper presents a tangible interface based on iPhone for robot control. In this scheme, two axes of the acceleration sensor attached inside iPhone are used for remote control of a mobile robot. In particular, this study presents four possible communication methods for wireless communication between a mobile robot and iPhone. For each method, the communication quality of delay time and number of acquisition data is analysed and compared. The experimental results show that the proposed iPhone-interface control is effectively used for controlling a mobile robot remotely. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.