Investigation of a smartphone-based Universal Controller framework for embedded system

The research presented in this thesis investigates a smartphone-based framework for universal remote control. Taking the toy remote control car as a case study, Universal Controller (UniC) framework is developed, implemented, and tested. UniC uses an Android phone as the main controller, Arduino hardware as an adapter to interface with the control target, and Bluetooth as the wireless communication. It is shown the feasibility and advantages of smartphone-based controller in comparison to the traditional remote control approach