Year 2 project, robot arm(week1)

Friday, February 1, 2019

Week 1:

In our first meeting, we developed a plan to make sure that the project will be finished in the followed 5 weeks, at this stage we were divided in to two groups, group 1 was responsible for the coding part, as they did some research over the most suitable coding program for programming the robotic arm to move using a remote control, meanwhile group 2 was searching for design of the robot arm with the most efficiency, furthermore, the team design a body car with 4 wheels and an arm attached to it, the wheel will provide motion to the arm which increases it's advantage.

In the lab, we started with connecting the body car to a small voltmeter, battery holder, four wheels and motors, Arduino board so we can program the car and the arm, wifi deceive to command the car by a remote control, meanwhile the arm was formed by comping the left and right parts, three motors, holder, swing arm and a mechanical gripper which allows holding of an object to be manipulated. Finally the arm and the car where joint by a base connected to both of them on each end. 

                                            

The figure shows the components of the project

                                               The figure above shows sketched robot arm design 

The figure above shows the constructions of the robot

The figure above shows final robotic body design 

Next week aim is to thest the car and start with programming.