Student Final Year Project

Authors
Luthsamy, Simon
Title
Design and Control of an Anthropomorphic Robotic Arm
Location
The Library
School
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Year
2015
Call Number
Q629.892 LUT
Abstract

This thesis is related to the mechanism of a robotic arm that serves as a tool to lift an object from one place to another where it is widely used in the industries. In the field of robotics, there are five types of robot configurations which are cartesian, cylindrical, polar, SCARA and revolution. In this research, the focus is on the mechanical design and electrical system and fabrication of a 5 Degree-of-freedom articulated arm which is capable of 'human-like' behaviors whilst reducing weight-to-payload ratio. The scope and objectives of this research study is to design robotic arm with human characteristics (Anthropomorphic), to fabricate prototype of a lightweight anthropomorphic robotic arm, and to obtain minimal weight-to-payload ratio and static deflection while lifting maximum payload of 500g. Besides to control and position the arm using a microcontroller, it is also to testing and analysis of the robotic arm.