Design and Optimization of Industrial Manipulator

Dharamendra Kumar, Rahul

Industrial Manipulator, Design Optimization, Automation.

Industrial Manipulator is very widely used device in Automation, it is an essential motion subsystem component of robotic system for positioning, orientating object so that robot can perform useful task in automation. The main objectives of this project are to design and implement a 4-DOF pick and place object. This project can be self-operational in controlling, stating with simple tasks like gripping, lifting, placing and releasing. In this project, the goal is on 4-DOF of articulated arm. Articulated arm is having revolute joints that allowed angular rotation between adjacent joint. Four servo motors have been used in this project to perform four degree of freedom (4-DOF). There are numerous dimensions over which robotic arms can be analyzed, such as torque, payload, speed, range, repeatability and cost, to name a few. Manipulators are designed to execute required movements. Their controller design is also equally important. The manipulator arm is controlled by serial servo controller circuit boards. The controller have been used for servo motor actuation is at mega 16 Development board.