HAPTIC ROBOTIC ARM

Haptics is the science of applying touch sensation and control for interaction with virtual or physical applications. In combination with a visual display, haptics technology can be used to train people for tasks requiring hand-eye coordination, such as Robotic Tele Surgery and Space-ship maneuvering. It can also be used for games in which you feel as well as see your interactions with images.

The Dextrous Hand (from the NASA’s collection of Humanoids) has haptic sensors embedded in every joint and in every finger pad which relay information to a central computer for processing and analysis. In this workshop we train the students to control a Robotic Arm using Haptics Technology (Haptic Glove).

COURSE DETAILS OF THE 2 DAY WORKSHOP:

ADVANCED ROBOTS

• What is an Exoskeleton?
• What is Haptics?
• Applications of Haptics?

HAPTIC ARM

• Haptic glove
• Haptic sensing
• Applications
• Advantages 

ACTUATORS

• Types of actuators used in robotics
• Servo motors
• Why Servo motors?
• Servo motor control

DESIGN CRITERIA

• D.O.F. (degree of freedom)
• Robot workspace
• Mobile manipulators
• Selecting an end-effector
• Motor selection criteria

SENSORS

• Study of different types of sensors
• Haptic sensor
• Optical encoder
• Tactile sensor
• Hall effect sensor
• Feedback sensors

KNOW YOUR CONTROLLER

• Introduction to Embedded C for AVR controllers
• Using an IDE
• Features of ATmega16
• Programming your controller
• I/O pins, delay, LCD, Timers

 COMMUNICATION

• Wired Communication
• Wireless Communication (only discussion)

HANDS ON

• Construction of the Robotic arm
• Construction of the Haptic suite
• Wired control of the Robotic arm using Haptic Suite/Glove

HAPTIC ROBOTIC ARM KIT CONTENT:

1.      Main board                                                     (1)

2.      Servo motor                                                    (3)

3.      Header cable                                                  (1)

4.      Caster                                                              (3)

5.      POT 10k with crimped wire                            (3)

6.      Robotic arm assembly

a.      Claw                                                    (2)

b.      Wrist                                                   (1)

c.       L-clamp                                               (2)

d.      Servo fan round                                  (2)

7.      Hepatic suit assembly                                     (5)

8.      9v battery                                                        (2)

9.      Battery snapper with DC connector               (1)

10.  6v lead acid battery                                        (1)

11.  DC connector for 6v battery                           (1)

12.  Round base acrylic                                          (1)

13.  Square base acrylic                                         (1)

14.  White cylinder stand                                       (4)

15.  Nuts and bolts

a.      Servo                                                   (3)

b.      L clamp                                               (4)

c.       Claw                                                    (4)

d.      Caster                                                  (6)

e.      Fan                                                      (6)

f.        Base motor                                         (4)

g.      Stand                                                   (4)

DURATION:

We conduct a workshop on 2 consecutive days, each day 8 hours session so in total 16 hours properly divided into theory and hands on sessions.

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