Society of Robots - Robot Forum
Mechanics and Construction => Mechanics and Construction => Topic started by: fin1tnp on December 05, 2006, 03:24:46 AM
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Hi.
I am a university student from Leeds, UK, and am wanting to build a robot to use
in my coursework.
It should be very simple I hope.
I need it to function on a hinge, basically like an elbow. Ideally I would be
able to alter the frequency/speed of the movements.
It needs to be pretty robust and to withstand shock.
Any ideas?
Thank you for your help with this.
Tom
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what does it do? what kind of forces should it expect?
here is some material to get you started . . .
from your description, you might be interested in this for the controller:
http://www.societyofrobots.com/microcontroller_tutorial.shtml
this for actuators:
http://www.societyofrobots.com/actuators_servos.shtml
and batteries:
http://www.societyofrobots.com/batteries.shtml
to calculate your force requirements (such as moment arm):
http://www.societyofrobots.com/mechanics_statics.shtml