Setup can be made to automatically sweep in X and Y direction or controlled manually using the GUI. Last link is fitted with a force sensing resistor to detect obstacles. It is always perpendicular to the datum plane. On contact with obstacle (my hand in the video), it changes direction in the Z axis. The location of the obstacle is recorded and shown on the MATLAB GUI. Resources: Seeeduino Mega1280, MATLAB, x4 Hitec servomotors and 1 force sensing resistor. For more projects, visit http://retardokiddo.blogspot.sg/
4DOF manipulator with force sensing to map surroundings
- Actuators / output devices: hitec servomotors
- CPU: seeeduino mega1280
- Power source: 7.4 lipo
- Sensors / input devices: force sensing resistor
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/arduino-matlab-4dof-with-force-sensing