The design and fabrication of hydraulic boom trainer with gripper attachment

Muhammad Faiz , Othman (2013) The design and fabrication of hydraulic boom trainer with gripper attachment. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Manipulator arm is a mechanical system that shows the movement of a robot that consists of a composition link and joint which capable to form a controlled movement. The application of this fabricated manipulator arm is connected to existing hydraulic training system in laboratory as the source of system controller. The process involved in completing this project consists of literature review, projection and angle of motion review, blueprint design using SolidWork Software, kinematics analysis, component procurement, fabrication and model testing. The model testing is done by using pneumatic and hydraulic system as the system controller where the movement testing and cylinder speed testing are conducted. Movement testing indicates that the movement of manipulator arm by hydraulic system is more stable and moving constantly than pneumatic system. Next, the cylinder speed testing is performed where the operating pressure was setup from 4 bar to 8 bar for pneumatic system while for hydraulic system was setup from 10 bar until 30 bar. The result shows that the time taken for cylinder speed by using pneumatic system is slower and not moving constantly than hydraulic system since the behavior of air is compressible and also affected by the gravitational and load factor. Therefore, the most suitable system for this project is by using hydraulic system and in term of application, this project can be further developed and improved in order to fulfill the requirement for the future development.

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