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Electronics

We used two Arduino Uno microcontroller boards connected to a 9V battery to power our two servos. The servo used to create the linear motion was a 360º servo while the servo used to create the rotary motion was a 180º servo. Both the linear and rotary motions required less than the 180º which is reflected in our code below. Additionally the code for the linear motion includes a delay between the up and down motion to allow for the rotary motion. Similarly, the code for the rotary motion includes a delay in the beginning to allow the knife to move down before rotating.

Components

  • 2 Arduino Uno R3
  • TowerPro MG995 Servo Motor
  • Tiankongrc TD-8120MG 360º Servo Motor
  • EBL 9V Rechargeable Ni-MH Battery
  • Jumper wires


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Figure 14: Electronics

Software

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Figure 15: Arduino code for servos (a) linear motion, (b) rotary motion