Computer Vision based semi-intuitive Robotic arm

Abstract

Robotics is one of the most growing fields of science. The number and types of tasks that are being performed by robotics is multiplying rapidly. In the field of Robotics, Robotic arms have gained a lot of importance. These are used to perform tasks which humans cannot or will not. They are extremely efficient and accurate. The current mode of control of the arm includes External Actuators, Joysticks or Wired Controllers, and even manual programming. Using Computer Vision to control a Robotic arm is a newer control mechanism, which is used in this paper. A Kinect 3-D camera is used to track the operator's movements, this is connected to a Computer with NI LabVIEW, which processes the data and transmits the coordinates wirelessly to a received module which is connected to a Robotic arm, which performs the actual movement. This is what will be discussed in detail during the course of this paper.