CHAIN DRIVEN ROBOTIC ARM

Ashutosh Kumar Mishra, 2Aditi Mishra, 3Ashutosh Kamal , 4Divyani ,5Rajeev Ranjan Singh

1,2,3,4,5

Department of Production Engineering

United College of Engineering and Research, Naini, Allahabad

Batch: 2013-2014
Under Technical Guidance of: Mr Vivek Srivastava

About : A robotic arm for transporting products in a product storage and dispensing
system is disclosed. The robotic arm broadly includes a base operable to couple the
arm to the dispensing system; a sprocket coupled with the base; an extendible arm
segment coupled with the base; and a chain coupled with the sprocket and the
extendible arm segment such that rotation of the sprocket causes movement of the
chain and extension of the extendible arm segment. The robotic arm provides a
compact and effective retrieval tool that is compatible with closely spaced and densely
packed product shelves.

Current technique: A chain drive is a method of transferring mechanical energy

from an actuator to a manipulator or end effector. It can also be used in wheel drive
propulsion systems. The system consist of chain and a set of wheels with sprocket. The
main asset of chain drive is its simplicity. It can provide additional traction compared
with a cable drive, because the chain is not likely to slip on the sprockets. Another
asset is the fact that variable speed and power can be obtained by using sprockets of
various sizes.

Innovation : In this system of chain driven robotic arm we have used chain drive
instead of belt and gear drive so as to avoid slipping condition of belt drive and to
allow large distance transmission easily which is not allowed in gear drive.

Application : These chain driven arms are widely used in JCB machines, cranes &
other heavy working industrial machines because of their point to point operation,
continuous path operation, pick and place operation & assembly operation.