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Software => Software => Topic started by: xelecurb on September 29, 2009, 02:58:29 PM

Title: Controling a robatic arm using a joystick
Post by: xelecurb on September 29, 2009, 02:58:29 PM

I was looking into doing a final year manufacturing engineering project on controlling a robotic arm using a joystick.  My plan was to use the programming software "labview " to achieve this.

Has anyone got any idea on whether this would be a feasible project or not?

Has anybody got any hints, tips or suggestions as to how to go about doing this?

Thanks for all your help.

Title: Re: Controling a robatic arm using a joystick
Post by: Kohanbash on September 30, 2009, 09:35:15 PM

Hi
Do you already have the hardware (ie robotic arm and/or joystick)?
How many degrees of freedom(DOF) do you need to control on the arm?

Title: Re: Controling a robatic arm using a joystick
Post by: xelecurb on October 02, 2009, 11:03:57 AM

Have an industrial robot, its got 5 DOF, but I don't have the joystick yet, I was thinking of a potentiometer joystick and just using the voltage difference to control the movement.