Design and Manufacturing Using 3D Printing Technology of A 5-DOF Manipulator for Industrial Tasks

(1) * Abdel-Nasser Sharkawy Mail (1) Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, South Valley University, Qena 83523, Egypt. 2) Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Fahad Bin Sultan University, Tabuk 47721, Saudi Arabia)
(2) Jamal Mahmoud Nazzal Mail (Fahad Bin Sultan University, Saudi Arabia)
*corresponding author

Abstract


Robotic manipulators have become very necessary in industrial applications all over the world. In this paper, a 5-DOF robotic manipulator is designed and manufactured to simulate a real industrial task. The manipulator is intended to transfer an object with a weight of 30 grams from a known place to another known one, which is a pick and place task. Firstly, all parts of the manipulator are designed using SolidWorks software. During the design, all parts’ dimensions are considered. The end-effector of the manipulator is designed based on gear system. Secondly, 3D printing technology is used to manufacture these designed parts. The manufacturing process is very accurate and efficient. Servo motors are considered to do the motion of the manipulator, which are easily and directly connected to the control circuit. As, 5-DOF manipulator is manufactured, five servo motors are used: one motor for every joint. The motion of the motors is controlled by Arduino Uno unit which is a cheap and easy programming unit. Experiments are executed with the developed robot to show its effectiveness and success by preparing three boxes which the robot effectively transfers from one place to another. Eventually, the challenges during the design and manufacturing of this robot are mentioned in this paper. 


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5-DOF Manipulator; Design and Manufacturing; 3D Printing Technology; Servo Motors; Arduino Uno Unit; Pick and Place Task

   

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