Robot Coding and Control

Sponsor: Astronics Test Systems

Project Goal: Develop codes in Visual Studio and control the movement of a 6-axis robotic arm.

Project Description: Astronics has partnered with FANUC Robotics and will be using the LR Mate 200iD, a robotic arm controlled by 6 axis providing X, Y, Z , yaw, pitch, and roll movement. It can be mounted with various end effectors that will manipulate an object.

Software component of the project:
- ActivATE Dashboard is a remote web service broadcasting real-time test variables to a dashboard.
- Use Visual Studio and ActivATE SDK to create a driver/wrapper for easy user control.
- Create Application Programming Interfaces (API’s) to handle communication between ActivATE and a device.
- Program Robot movements

Project Duration: 2 quarters (fall and winter)

Required Skills:
- Visual Studio (preferably C# or .NET , but other coding languages are acceptable)
- Robotics design and control
- Mechatronics

This project is open to all students in the School of Engineering and Information and Computer Sciences (ICS) with coding skills in Visual Studio and experience in robotics (design and control). Students with any of the aforementioned skills are encouraged to join this project.

Please contact Dr. Farzad Ahmadkhanlou (farzad.a@uci.edu) and Professor Vincent McDonell (mcdonell@apep.uci.edu).