Wireless Model-Controlled Robotic Arm via IoT : Controlling a robotic arm with a model arm via the Internet of Things

Sammanfattning

As the Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionising and digitalising industry and the need for remote connectivity is increasing, there is an opportunity for new solutions for remotely controlled industrial equipment. One possible way of controlling industrial robot arms is by using a universal model arm input device of a different scale. The question this can lead to is, how a wireless IoT solution for a model-controlled robot arm can perform. This thesis realises this concept with a working demonstrator consisting of a model arm and a robot arm, connected through a third party IoT service. Tests, measuring the precision of the replicated motion and the time delay are used to evaluate the performance. The results lead to the conclusion, that the envisioned concept has merit, but is restricted by limitations such as the transmission interval of the used IoT service. Further, the conclusions and accomplishments of this thesis could serve as a basis for additional research on this method of remotely controlling industrial equipment.