Robotic Arm Simulation using Leap Motion Controller
Viraj Shukla1, Gourav Singh2, Sagar Kamble3, Pallavi S. Bangare4
1Viraj Shukla, Department of Information Technology, Sinhgad Academy of Engineering, Sinhgad Academy of Engineering, Pune (Maharashtra)-411041, India.
2Gourav Singh, Department of Information Technology, Sinhgad Academy of Engineering, Sinhgad Academy of Engineering, Pune (Maharashtra)-411041, India.
3Sagar Kamble, Department of Information Technology, Sinhgad Academy of Engineering, Sinhgad Academy of Engineering, Pune (Maharashtra)-411041, India.
4Pallavi S. Bangare, Department of Information Technology, Sinhgad Academy of Engineering, Pune (Maharashtra)-411041, India.
Manuscript received on June 19, 2017. | Revised Manuscript received on June 21, 2017. | Manuscript published on June 25, 2018. | PP: 10-14 | Volume-4 Issue-11, June 2017. | Retrieval Number: K11870641117

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Abstract: As we all know with the invention of robots various complex human tasks have been easier and can be done simply. Robot can help in industries to achieve faster production by replacing human efforts and also robots can go to places where human life can be in danger. Although no robot can match ingenuity of human hand. Using controllers to simulate mobile robotic arm was a tedious task for humans as it had numerous keys and it was not easy to calculate joint angles manually. So to overcome this drawback Leap motion controller is very accurate, fast and robust device which can calculate joint angles precisely. Leap motion sensor can track human hand 300 times a second within a 1 meter hemisphere. Functions Leap Motion can perform are far more impressive than one might imagine. The impressive performance of the leap is because of the two monochromatic IR sensors and infrared LED’s. In this paper we present implementation of leap motion to control the Mobile Robotic Arm via gestures of human hand. Here we are using leap as a motion controller to simulate the robotic arm which is connected through serially (232) via USB port. This serial communication is supervised through AVR microcontroller that is mounted on Arduino UNO. The coordinates that come from leap are compiled in JAVA and given as input to Arduino UNO. We have written Arduino code that interprets the input from JAVA and transmit them in order to control the motion of the Mobile Robotic Arm and four wheel buggy. Practical implementation has also been explained.
Keywords: Arduino UNO, Leap Motion, Robotic Arm