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Programming a Pneumatic Robotic Arm

A robotic arm uses mechanical links and joints to mimic the motion of a human arm. It can be programmed to perform tasks like welding, gripping, or assembly. The end effector is the robotic hand that can be designed for different applications. For this lab, students will program a pneumatic robotic arm using a programmable logic controller and CX programmer software to control the robotic motions. The PLC interfaces with sensors and actuators using digital and analog input/output modules and its programming language resembles ladder logic diagrams.

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Programming a Pneumatic Robotic Arm

A robotic arm uses mechanical links and joints to mimic the motion of a human arm. It can be programmed to perform tasks like welding, gripping, or assembly. The end effector is the robotic hand that can be designed for different applications. For this lab, students will program a pneumatic robotic arm using a programmable logic controller and CX programmer software to control the robotic motions. The PLC interfaces with sensors and actuators using digital and analog input/output modules and its programming language resembles ladder logic diagrams.

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DISCUSSION AND

A robotic arm is a type of mechanical arm,usuallyprogrammable,with similar functions to


ahumanarm;the arm may be the sum total of the mechanism or may be part of a more [Link]
links of such a manipulator are connected by joints allowing either rotational motionor translational (linear)
displacement. The links of the manipulator can be considered to form akinematic [Link]
terminus of the kinematic chain of the manipulator is called theendeffectorsand it is analogous to the
[Link] end effector, or robotic hand, can bedesigned to perform any desired task such as welding,
gripping, spinning etc, depending on theapplication. For example robot arms inautomotiveassembly
linesperform a variety of taskssuch asweldingand parts rotation and placement during assembly. In some
circumstances,close emulation of the human hand is desired, as in robots designed to
conductbombdisarmament and [Link] will be used to power a robotic arm. It is generally usedfor
smaller robots, fewer degree of freedom(DOF) robots and limited to pick-and-place [Link] drive
system can be applied to the actuation of piston devices to provide linear motions and rotational motions can be
achieved by rotary actuatorsIn this lab, the students will program a pneumatic robotic arm using programmable
logiccontroller(PLC). CX programmer software was used to program the robot by computer. TheProgrammable
Logic Controller (PLC) is the workhorse of Industrial Control systems. It usesdigital and analog I/O modules to
interface to sensors, actuators and other equipment. PLC hasmany "input" terminals, through which it interprets
"high" and "low" logical states from sensorsand switches. It also has many output terminals, through which it
outputs "high" and "low"signals to power lights, solenoids, contactors, small motors, and other devices
lendingthemselves to on/off control. In an effort to make PLCs easy to program, their programminglanguage
was designed to resemble ladder logic diagrams. While the CX-Programmer softwareis a PLC programming
tool for the creation, testing and maintenance of programs associatedwith Omron CS1-series PLCs, CV-series
PLCs and C-series PLCs

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