CONTROL OF AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOTIC ARM

The objective of this project is to design and implement of an industrial robotic arm that has three degrees of freedom (DOF) and a mobile carrier, its function is to move dangerous materials from one place to another.It is well known that our ancients used to do hard and dangerous works; and from that time thoughts about various methods to help them in their works appeared. The idea of robots appeared to be used in works that human beings can’t do, after rapid development of industry, the need for robots increased; because there are many fields endanger human beings, for example working in radiant areas; there are also many applications which require more accuracy that human beings can achieve, for the above cases and many others robots are preferable than human beings. Unfortunately manufactured robots are extremely expensive. The major objective of the project is to design and implement an industrial robotic arm that helps to overcome some of the problems related to the economical sides. The system consists of two main parts: The mechanical structure of the arm, and the control system which consists of a personal computer and an electronic circuit. The system software was written in MATLAB version 7.0. An engineered methodology had been followed to implement the different phases of the project that eventually leads all objectives to be accomplished. The required software and hardware tests were done, and the expected results were achieved which proved the success of the project