AVR Controlled Assembly Line

This is a demonstration of an assembly line powered by the Atmega 644P in conjunction with the STK500. The lighter block is to be placed in the outside bin, and the heavier block in the inside bin. A Sharp IR sensor is used to detect the position of the X-position, and a LED with a Vex Light sensor (essentially a photoresistor) is used as a tripwire to detect the location of the block as well as the velocity of the belt.


This was the final project for RBE 3001 at WPI.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• RBE 3001
• WPI
• AVR
• Atmega 644P

[MrLudoChris]

Aparently made by sideshow bob

[bobsonenzo]

i like how the arm bends slowly towards the end rather than stopping immediately.

[raoul4]

i laughed when i saw the guy @0:55 because i recognized him from your first movie with that nervous guy in the background.

nice work btw ;-)

[squishylizard]

The first pickup attempt shows that the arm does not attempt to sort if it detects that it has not picked up a block. The second attempt is the wooden block, and the third attempt is the metal block. The arm uses current sensing to determine the torque required at the base joint to lift the arm and block. The differing amounts of torque needed to lift just the arm, the wooden block, or the metal block allow it to sense which block if any it has picked up.