Development of a motion controlled robotic arm

Abstract

In this paper, an inexpensive, a lightweight and easily controlled robotic arm with human interface is developed. The developed robotic arm is fully functional and accurately reacts to the movements from the user. The human user wears 2 accelerometers on his/her arm. These accelerometers relay both position and speed vector information to the robotic arm. The user also wears a glove that controls the flex sensor which gives readings to the claw. The robotic arm is on a fully mobile base that moves the arm from location to location in any given room. The research methodology and design are introduced before the robot system is realized and tested. Finally, conclusions are given and future improvements are discussed.