Performance Analysis of Robotic Arm using Simulink

Abstract

The present industry is upgrading very rapidly, and the competition is too high for its existence in the current market. The robotic arm is playing a vital role in the development of industries. Software-controlled robots are the most common, and they are controlled by instructions as inputs in software. In this research paper, the robotic arm was first created in Solidworks. After analyzing the virtual robot, the hardware implementation of the robotic arm is done. For the movement and control of the robotic arm, motors and PID controllers have been used. For controlling with software, MATLAB Simulink software is used for simulation of the robotic arm. The MATLAB Simulink acts as a graphical user interface and provides a user-friendly environment. In this paper, step by step construction of the robotic arm, software and hardware implementation are discussed. Further, testing of the robotic arm is done on different input variables and output characteristics are observed.