VII. Conclusion and Future Improvements - GRA

Our project was successful in that we were able to create a closed-chain kinematic motion. Though the design was sturdy and robust, we had issues with the electronics we implemented into the project. The servo began to malfunction which would not move the arm that the gripper was attached to. Though the servo driving the arm did not work, the servo used in the gripper mechanism worked smoothly. This project could very be easily implemented in many fields with a few modifications. We thought adding a degree of freedom, such as rotational motion, would allow the arms to be applied in a variety of applications. An example of this is kitchen automation where an arm can be used to disperse ingredients. Another modification that could improve this project is putting it on wheels similar to an actual crane used in construction. Overall, this project taught us many things about mechanism design and we hope we can improve on this project in the future.