DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF AN AUTOMATIC THROWING ROBOT WITH AN INTEGRATED METHOD FOR DESTINATION DETECTION

Abstract

A robot is a machine that can perform a certain task given to it automatically. It may perform various task as its design. Among all the task a robot can perform throwing is an important one. Our aim was to understand the automated mechanism of a throwing robot which can perform an efficient throw delivery. In order to do so we first established a method through which our robot can automatically detect its destination of throw. By use of a sonar sensor and a servo motor it locates the angular and radial distance of the destination from the sensor. From this acquired data our robot decides the correct position for throwing and the velocity that is required to reach the object at the destination. By a servo motor our robot places the arm at the right direction for throwing the object at the destination. Then our robot automatically decides the voltage required to attain that velocity and delivers the throw successfully. For achieving such result we had to develop some geometric relations and also we had to inspect some experimental behavior of the robot. These data can be used for further research on throwing mechanism. This mechanism can further be improved for designing throwing mechanism of a humanoid robot, artificial arm design and military purposes.