Freshman project Robotic arm control using webcam Dr Isaac Fung Department of Electrical Engineering yu-fai.fung@polyu.edu.hk

Materials Available in the following ftp site ftp.ee.polyu.edu.hk/yffung/freshman_project

Assessment Report - 35% Self-reflection – 10% Presentation – 20% Demo - 20% Peer assessment – 15%

What to be done Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Build the robotic arm Week 5 Learn how to control the arm by programming the Arduino Week 6 Learn how do image processing and linking with the Arduino Week 7 Design your task(s) Week 8 Demonstration of your project and competition

The arm

How to build the robotic arm Components Arm assembly 4 mini-servo motors 1 Arduino Uno 1 motor shield 1 pack of accessories – screws, nuts etc

Components

Arm The arm can be divided into 4 components Gripper Base Left side of arm Right side of arm

Gripper

Arm

Base

Attention Make sure your motor is at the middle position and can move both ways Make sure you use the proper screws Make sure you put the screw at the correct direction Do not use brute force