I signed up for this course because I wanted to learn some basic concepts of 3d model design that I could apply to my interest in robotics. So naturally, I chose a robotics project for the final assignment. I plan to design and build a robotic arm using the techniques I have learned throughout this course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Team members: Just me<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deliverable: Robotic arm<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Timeline:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
week 1 (Nov 18 – 22): Establish a pre-rhino design. This will include probably some sketch ups, an identification of parts, dimensions, and components used to connect 3d printed parts together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
week 2 (Nov 25 – 29): Design 3d printable parts in rhino and fabricate. I am expecting the printing process to take a decent amount of time since I will want moving parts to be particularly sturdy. Once the parts are printed I will assemble the arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
week 3 (Dec 2 – 6): Electronics and software. Electronics should be easy since I already have all of the parts I would need from previous robotics projects I have worked on. An arm is also simple enough to where not many parts will be needed. I will also write some simple control software for the arm. Since I want the project to primarily be focused on fabrication and design, I will be making this part of the development process as simple as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Related work I will be using for inspiration and guidance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1877050920319049<\/a> this paper covers some physical design techniques and will provide inspiration for the parts I need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/abstract\/document\/8014622<\/a> this paper offers a potential control scheme where I build a smaller replica of the arm and match the movements with the larger. This is a fairly simple and common control scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are also various youtube videos I plan on using for inspiration such as: https:\/\/youtu.be\/5toNqaGsGYs?si=R-Q1iT3WV_gkZzq2<\/a> This person designed their controller similar to the above paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PDFs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n