Multi-Use Robotic Arm

Multi-Use Robotic Arm Prototype

Multi-Use Robotic Arm Aframe

Aframe

1. 6x608 bearings
2. 6 LM8UU Linear Bearings M8
3. M8 Nut
4. NEMA17 Motor
5. 4x5mm M3 bolts
6. 3 Spacer Tubes 90mm 3dprinted 16mm ID 24mm OD...linear bearings pressed to fit at top and bottom
7. Aframe Bottom 3d Printed on Shapeways https://www.shapeways.com/model/2744996/myscara-aframe4-bottom5.html
8. AFrame Top 3d Printed on Shapeways https://www.shapeways.com/model/2745008/myscara-aframe4-top5.html
9. 3x M8 400mm Smooth Rods

AFrame Bottom

Multi-Use Robotic-Arm Arm Assembly

1. 400mm M8 Smooth Rod
2. Threaded Rod M8 420mm
3. 4x608 Bearings
4. LM8UU Linear Bearing suit smooth rod
5. 6xM8 Nuts
6. Arm Mount 3d Printed Part
7. Arm End 3d Printed Part
8. Arm Head 3d Printed Part
   

   

   Arm Mount

   
   

   

   Arm End

   

   Arm Head

Multi Use SCARA Equivalent Robotic Arm---MAIN GEAR

View on Shapeways

https://www.shapeways.com/model/2745006/myscara-main-gear-2-4.html

Parts:

1. 4xM3x25mm Bolts
2. 8xM3 Nuts
3. 12xM3 Spring Washers
4. 4xM3x15mm Bolts
5. Nema17 short Stepper Motor
6. 2xM8x30mm Bolts
7. 2xM8 Nuts

Robot Arm Z-Axis

https://github.com/pghauff55/RobotARM

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Robot Arm Main Gear

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Reprap GUS SImpson build motor arm and slave arm strung together with nema 17 motor

Ardunino Leonardo Heated Bed Temperature Controller

Ardunino Leonardo Heated Bed Temperature Controller

The temperature controller is attached to the prusa i3 and controlled by a serial connection over usb to the prusa i3 raspberry pi module that uses OCTOPRINT webserver to controll the prusa i3.

The controller uses a dual MOSFET chip to drive the current through the heated bed up to 12V 10A from a PC power supply. A freetronics arduino protoype board was used to mount the electronics on to.

Some close up pictures of the controller.

 Dual 30V N Channel MOSFET in a surface mount SOIC-8 package was mounted to a SOIC dip 8 pin dip adpater from texas instruments. A small heat sink was placed on top and a fan mount above the socket for cooling. These transistors can sink up to 9.4Amps each.

Two mosfets were connected in parallel and gates were connected as below with a pulll down 10k resistor each to pins 1 and 3 on the Arduino. These mosfets are switched opposingly with a maxium duty cycle of 50% each enough to handle 10A together. This is enough to drive a heated bed for the prusa i3.

The thermistor circuit was connected to arduino's analog pin A0.

This video shows the controller working with the printer.

Program Code

The timerone package must be installed in Ardunino 1.0.5

https://code.google.com/p/arduino-timerone/downloads/list

RCTank v1.2 Synchronous Drive using Hall Effect Sensors

Four magnets OD6mmx10mm were mounted in the main rotor tracks.

Using two ratiometric hall effect sensors.


UGN3503UA Hall Effect Sensor

Feed into an Arduino Leonardo through the analog ports A0 and A1.

CODE


#include <avr/interrupt.h>
#define DEBUGint v1,v2;int counthall1=0;int counthall2=0;
boolean rise1;uint32_t result1;uint32_t ulStart1;  uint32_t count1;unsigned int result_array1[20];boolean rise2;uint32_t result2;uint32_t ulStart2;  uint32_t count2;unsigned int result_array2[20];uint32_t hall_start1,hall_start2;uint32_t hall_result1,hall_result2;boolean trigger3,trigger4;/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////                SETUP/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////void setup(void){        pinMode(8,OUTPUT);//DIRA1  pinMode(9,OUTPUT);//DIRA2  pinMode(10,OUTPUT);//PWM SpeedA
  pinMode(5,OUTPUT);//DIRB1  pinMode(7,OUTPUT);//DIRB2  pinMode(6,OUTPUT);//PWM SpeedB    analogWrite(10,0);//slow stop  digitalWrite(8,LOW);  digitalWrite(9,LOW);
  analogWrite(6,0);//slow stop  digitalWrite(5,LOW);  digitalWrite(7,LOW);      pinMode(2,INPUT);//wireless channel 1   pinMode(3,INPUT);//wireless channel 2  pinMode(A1 ,INPUT);           // set pin to input//digitalWrite(1, HIGH);       // turn on pullup resistors  pinMode(A0, INPUT);           // set pin to input   
 rise1=false; rise2=false;
  result1=0; result2=0;  count1=0;count2=0; Serial.begin(115200);while(!Serial){}

Serial.println("hello");
  // Print a message to the Serial.  Serial.print("Tankie v1");
//delay(1000);//5-rs//6-rw//11-e  /*             digitalWrite(12, HIGH); //Establishes forward direction of Channel A     digitalWrite(9, LOW);   //Disengage the Brake for Channel A      analogWrite(3,0);   //Spins the motor on Channel A at full speed         digitalWrite(13, HIGH); //Establishes forward direction of Channel A     digitalWrite(8, LOW);   //Disengage the Brake for Channel B      analogWrite(11,0);   //Spins the motor on Channel A at full speed      delay(1000);*/  attachInterrupt(1, trigger1,CHANGE);  attachInterrupt(0, trigger2,CHANGE); }







///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////    MAIN LOOP//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
long t1=0,t2=0;double ratio=1.0,diff;double v=0.0;                              //void loop(void){   //  Serial.print("t1:");Serial.print(result1);//Serial.print("\t");   //Serial.setCursor(0, 1);  // Serial.print("t2:");Serial.println(result2);      int throttle1=(result1-1500)/2;//(result2-1500)/2+(result1-1500)/4;  int throttle2=(result2-1500)/2;//(result2-1500)/2-(result1-1500)/4;    if(throttle1>5)v=v+(double)throttle1/300.0;  else if(throttle1<-5)v=v+(double)throttle1/300.0; // else v=v/1.7;Serial.print("::V::("); Serial.print((int)v);Serial.print(")::");  if (v>255.9)v=255.0;  if(v<-255.9)v=-255.0;    if (v<50.0 && v>-50.0){             digitalWrite(8, LOW);       digitalWrite(9,LOW);      analogWrite(10,0);        digitalWrite(5, LOW);       digitalWrite(7,LOW);      analogWrite(6,0);           }    else if(v>=50.0 || v<=-50.0){      if(v>=50.0){           digitalWrite(8, HIGH);           digitalWrite(9,LOW);          digitalWrite(7, HIGH);           digitalWrite(5,LOW);      }      if(v<=-50.0){             digitalWrite(9, HIGH);            digitalWrite(8,LOW);            digitalWrite(5, HIGH);            digitalWrite(7,LOW);          }            float delta_count=1.0*abs(counthall1-counthall2);      float K=50.0;      float dc_k=delta_count/K;      float vr1=abs(v)*dc_k;      float vr2=abs(v)/dc_k;            if(counthall1<counthall2){ v1=vr1;}      else if(counthall1>counthall2){ v1=vr2;}      else v1=abs(v);      if(v1>255)v1=255;      analogWrite(10,v1);              if(counthall1>counthall2){ v2=vr2;}      else if(counthall1<counthall2){v2=vr1;}      else v2=abs(v);      if(v2>255)v2=255;      analogWrite(6,v2);   Serial.print("velocity("); Serial.print(v1);Serial.print(".||.");Serial.print(v2);Serial.print(")::");        }    t2=t1;    t1=micros();    int delta_t=t1-t2;Serial.print("delta_t:");Serial.print(delta_t);Serial.print(":::");int hall1=analogRead(A0);int hall2=analogRead(A1);if(hall1>500)trigger3=true;if(hall1<490 && trigger3){  trigger3=false; counthall1++; }
if(hall2>620)trigger4=true;if(hall2<590 && trigger4){  trigger4=false; counthall2++; }
Serial.print(" hallcount:(");Serial.print(counthall1);Serial.print(",");Serial.print(counthall2);Serial.print(")::   ");
Serial.print(hall1);Serial.print(",");
Serial.println(hall2);      //  Serial.print("ratio:");Serial.print(ratio); // Serial.print("v:");Serial.println(v);  // print the number of seconds since reset: // Serial.print(micros());//  Serial.print("\t");

}//END LOOP                              ////////////////////////////////




/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Interrupt Service Routine attached to INT0 vector///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////




void trigger1(){ 
  if(digitalRead(2) )  {    rise1=true;    ulStart1 = (uint32_t)micros();
  }  else     if(rise1)  { result1=(unsigned int)((uint32_t)(micros()) - ulStart1);    rise1=false;  }  }
void trigger2(){     if(digitalRead(3) )  {    rise2=true;    ulStart2 = (uint32_t)micros();
  }  else     if(rise2)  { result2=(unsigned int)((uint32_t)(micros()) - ulStart2);        rise2=false;  }}

Laser Cut Proposal for the Prusa i3 x-axis