Machine Control Design Project

A surgical supplier needs a robotic arm to move equipment in a sterile environment. Design a remotely operated arm with at least three degrees of freedom — a pivoting base, a raising-lowering arm, and a pinch mechanism.

Both the build and the code taught us to react quickly to adversity. Our initial code had if-statements ordered smallest range first, so the smallest range always fired and the base kept spinning. Reordering the if-statements with the largest percent range at the top fixed the entire program.

Our first physical design had a weak base and the arm was on only one side, causing tilt. We had to rebuild from scratch, ultimately merging elements from the original design with a stronger base and a functional sprocket system.

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