1. Freshman project Robotic arm control using webcam
Dr Isaac Fung
Department of Electrical Engineering

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

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

4. 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

5. The arm

6. 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

7. Components

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

9. Gripper

10. Arm

11. Base

12. 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