Empower automation laboratory with ACROME Delta Robot! Delta robots are essential elements of real automation lines due to high movement speed and position accuracy. Students will cover the core topics of robotics such as forward/inverse kinematics, differential kinematics, trajectory generation, motion planning and robot programming. ACROME Delta Robot can also move parts by its magnetic end-effector so it is perfectly suited for Pick and Place operation that is performed several million times per day by today’s modern robots.
CREATIVE GUI FOR EDUCATION
Ready to move GUI of ACROME Delta Robot includes a 3D visualization of the robot. It makes that possible, students are able check their algorithms, such as inverse kinematics or trajectory generator, before implementing them on real system. The software is also a highly customizable by NI LabVIEW or Matlab/Simulink programming environment. Preloaded GUI gives an idea about how to develop a simple robot-programming infrastructure. Linear path building, command list creation, velocity constrain of end-effector etc.
SOFTWARE AS A DEVELOPMENT GUIDE
ACROME Delta Robot system software is coded both in NI LabVIEW and Matlab/Simulink platform. it is open source. Students can integrate their own algorithms easily to the robots software and run them instantly. Predesigned algorithms provide a basic knowledge about how the theory comes into real life. After a general coverage of designing software for robotics, it is up to student’s imagination what could be done; pick-andplace applications synchronous with a second delta robot, aligning random positioned parts via image processing or even a tic-tac-toe game! All applications
FEATURES
3-bar rigid rotational standard delta robot configuration
Plug and Play connection with NI myRIO and Arduino via printed circuit board
Magnetic end-effector included for Pick and Place applications
Fully compatible with NI LabVIEW and Matlab/Simulink
Open source software structure for custom automation applications
CURRICULUM
Components of Delta Robot
* Smart Servo Motors
* PCB Board
* NI myRIO
* Digital Camera
* Acrome Power Distribution Box
* Mechanics of the System
Forward and Inverse Kinematics Models
* Forward Kinematics Model of Delta Robot
* In Lab Exercise: Obtaining the inverse kinematics equations for Delta Robot
* Inverse Kinematics Model of Delta Robot
* In Lab Exercise: Obtaining the forward kinematics equations for Delta Robot
Trajectory Generation
* General Considerations in Path Description and Generation
* Cartesian Space Schemes
* Joint Space Schemes
* Cubic Polynomials
* Higher Order Polynomials
* Linear Function with Parabolic Blends
* Implementation of Trajectory via In-Lab Exercises
Vision Acquisition and Image Processing
* Image Calibration
* NI Vision Acquisition Toolbox
* Pattern Matching
* Image Processing Functions: Look-up Table, FFT Filter, Threshold etc.
