Desenvolvimento de um braço robótico acionado por sensor capacitivo

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to present an alternative way of activating a robotic arm using capacitive sensors, as they have the differential of not requiring the physical contact of the operator's hand with the arm control equipment. In this application, the robotic arm movements occur by changing the electrostatic field produced by the capacitive sensors. A bibliographic research was carried out on the subject, and there was a scarcity of material that jointly addressed the subjects "robotic arm" and "capacitive sensor". The subjects, separately, were found with great recurrence, but there was a lack of results specifically bringing together the two technologies in a single constructive process. Considering such scarcity, the work aimed precisely to develop and present the construction process of a robotic arm using servomotors driven by capacitive sensors that were developed by the author himself. As a result, the complete operability of a robotic arm activated by capacitive sensors was presented, allowing it to operate according to the intended project, showing that the proposal of the present work is perfectly applicable in the activation of industrial robots, coming to favor the sector regarding the operability and durability using this type of drive.