Solar Powered Arduino Robot Arm: A Modeling Study

Solar energy, one of the renewable energy sources, is a solution that meets the increasing electricity consumption problem of humanity today. When the literature is examined, researches and industrial products on issues such as solar panel efficiency and obtaining maximum energy from the sun attract attention in recent years. Solar powered robot arm is an example of these industrial products. Industrial robots can be defined as machines operating in the industry, which have a certain number of axes and limbs, follow preprogrammed and taught trajectories in a reproducible manner thanks to rotational and/or sliding joints and actuators that activate these joints. Nowadays, such robot arms are used in many areas such as car making, phone production, as well as in places where human power is not enough. Industrial robot, which is an important part of the automation system the importance of arms is increasing day by day. Robots, which have recently become widespread in production systems, need to be introduced and adapted to the production systems in our country. This research a modeling study has been carried out for the production of solar powered arduino robot arm. In this context this study is an example of construction manufacturing and computer interaction. The designed 3D robot arm works on the vertical axis while moving in the horizontal plane with 4 servo motors. Keywords— Solar panel efficiency, Arduino software, Robot arm, 3D, Modeling Study.