Component: Kinematics Arm (Mechatronics): Difference between revisions

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Author	Matrix TSL
Version	1.0
Category	Mechatronics

Kinematics Arm component

Demonstrates the principals of kinematics using a user configurable robot arm. Provides full simulation of the movements of the arm and the calculations of the axis positions and rotations.

Detailed description

No detailed description exists yet for this component

Examples

Example program showing a six axis robot arm with a gripper, controlled using sliders on the 2d panel.

Kinematics Arm Demo

Macro reference

ForwardKinematics

	ForwardKinematics
Uses the current joint angles and positions to calculate the XYZ and rotation of each of the subsequent linking joints.
- VOID	Return

GetJointPosition

	GetJointPosition
Gets the XYZ position of the selected joint axis.
- BYTE	Axis
Range: 0 to NumAxis-1 where NumAxis-1 = end tool location
- FLOAT	XYZ

- VOID	Return

GetJointRotation

	GetJointRotation
Gets the XYZ rotation of the selected joint axis.
- BYTE	Axis
Range: 0 to NumAxis-1 where NumAxis-1 = end tool location
- FLOAT	XYZ

- VOID	Return

SetGripper

	SetGripper
Open or close the gripper
- BYTE	Position
0=Fully Closed, 255=Fully Open
- VOID	Return

SetJoint

	SetJoint
Sets the angle or translation of the specified joint axis.
- BYTE	Axis
Range: 0 to NumAxis -1
- FLOAT	Value
Angle or dimension
- BOOL	Type
0=Absolute, 1=Incremental
- VOID	Return

Property reference

	Properties
	Axis
	Number of axis

	Axis 0
	Axis Type
Sets the movement type of the axis
	Colour
Specifies the fill colour of the shape
	DH Parameters
	d
the distance between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis, along the previous z-axis
	Theta
the angle around the z-axis between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis
	a / r
the length of the common normal, which is the distance between the previous z-axis and the current z-axis
	alpha
the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis
	Axis 1
	Axis Type
Sets the movement type of the axis
	Colour
Specifies the fill colour of the shape
	DH Parameters
	d
the distance between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis, along the previous z-axis
	Theta
the angle around the z-axis between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis
	a / r
the length of the common normal, which is the distance between the previous z-axis and the current z-axis
	alpha
the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis
	Axis 2
	Axis Type
Sets the movement type of the axis
	Colour
Specifies the fill colour of the shape
	DH Parameters
	d
the distance between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis, along the previous z-axis
	Theta
the angle around the z-axis between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis
	a / r
the length of the common normal, which is the distance between the previous z-axis and the current z-axis
	alpha
the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis
	Axis 3
	Axis Type
Sets the movement type of the axis
	Colour
Specifies the fill colour of the shape
	DH Parameters
	d
the distance between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis, along the previous z-axis
	Theta
the angle around the z-axis between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis
	a / r
the length of the common normal, which is the distance between the previous z-axis and the current z-axis
	alpha
the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis
	Axis 4
	Axis Type
Sets the movement type of the axis
	Colour
Specifies the fill colour of the shape
	DH Parameters
	d
the distance between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis, along the previous z-axis
	Theta
the angle around the z-axis between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis
	a / r
the length of the common normal, which is the distance between the previous z-axis and the current z-axis
	alpha
the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis
	Axis 5
	Axis Type
Sets the movement type of the axis
	Colour
Specifies the fill colour of the shape
	DH Parameters
	d
the distance between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis, along the previous z-axis
	Theta
the angle around the z-axis between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis
	a / r
the length of the common normal, which is the distance between the previous z-axis and the current z-axis
	alpha
the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis
	d
the distance between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis, along the previous z-axis
	Theta
the angle around the z-axis between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis
	a / r
the length of the common normal, which is the distance between the previous z-axis and the current z-axis
	alpha
the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis
	d
the distance between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis, along the previous z-axis
	Theta
the angle around the z-axis between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis
	a / r
the length of the common normal, which is the distance between the previous z-axis and the current z-axis
	alpha
the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis
	d
the distance between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis, along the previous z-axis
	Theta
the angle around the z-axis between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis
	a / r
the length of the common normal, which is the distance between the previous z-axis and the current z-axis
	alpha
the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis
	d
the distance between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis, along the previous z-axis
	Theta
the angle around the z-axis between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis
	a / r
the length of the common normal, which is the distance between the previous z-axis and the current z-axis
	alpha
the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis
	d
the distance between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis, along the previous z-axis
	Theta
the angle around the z-axis between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis
	a / r
the length of the common normal, which is the distance between the previous z-axis and the current z-axis
	alpha
the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis
	d
the distance between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis, along the previous z-axis
	Theta
the angle around the z-axis between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis
	a / r
the length of the common normal, which is the distance between the previous z-axis and the current z-axis
	alpha
the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis
	d
the distance between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis, along the previous z-axis
	Theta
the angle around the z-axis between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis
	a / r
the length of the common normal, which is the distance between the previous z-axis and the current z-axis
	alpha
the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis
	d
the distance between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis, along the previous z-axis
	Theta
the angle around the z-axis between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis
	a / r
the length of the common normal, which is the distance between the previous z-axis and the current z-axis
	alpha
the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis
	d
the distance between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis, along the previous z-axis
	Theta
the angle around the z-axis between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis
	a / r
the length of the common normal, which is the distance between the previous z-axis and the current z-axis
	alpha
the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis
	d
the distance between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis, along the previous z-axis
	Theta
the angle around the z-axis between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis
	a / r
the length of the common normal, which is the distance between the previous z-axis and the current z-axis
	alpha
the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis
	d
the distance between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis, along the previous z-axis
	Theta
the angle around the z-axis between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis
	a / r
the length of the common normal, which is the distance between the previous z-axis and the current z-axis
	alpha
the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis
	d
the distance between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis, along the previous z-axis
	Theta
the angle around the z-axis between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis
	a / r
the length of the common normal, which is the distance between the previous z-axis and the current z-axis
	alpha
the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis
	d
the distance between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis, along the previous z-axis
	Theta
the angle around the z-axis between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis
	a / r
the length of the common normal, which is the distance between the previous z-axis and the current z-axis
	alpha
the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis
	d
the distance between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis, along the previous z-axis
	Theta
the angle around the z-axis between the previous x-axis and the current x-axis
	a / r
the length of the common normal, which is the distance between the previous z-axis and the current z-axis
	alpha
the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis
	Gripper
	Show Gripper

	Colour

	Link Mechanics
	Show Links
Determines if the links between axis are shown.
	Link Colour

Component Source Code

Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_KinematicsArm.fcfx

Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): FC_Comp_Source_KinematicsArm.fcfx

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 ==Kinematics Arm component==
 Demonstrates the principals of kinematics using a user configurable robot arm. Provides full simulation of the movements of the arm and the calculations of the axis positions and rotations.
-==Component Source Code==
-Please click here to download the component source project: [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/wiki/componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_KinematicsArm.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_KinematicsArm.fcfx]
-Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/FlowchartView/?wfile=componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_KinematicsArm.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_KinematicsArm.fcfx]
 ==Detailed description==
@@ Line 36: / Line 30: @@
 ===ForwardKinematics===
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ForwardKinematics'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ForwardKinematics'''
 |-
 | colspan="2" | Uses the current joint angles and positions to calculate the XYZ and rotation of  each of the subsequent linking joints.&nbsp;
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 ===GetJointPosition===
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetJointPosition'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''GetJointPosition'''
 |-
 | colspan="2" | Gets the XYZ position of the selected joint axis.&nbsp;
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 ===GetJointRotation===
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetJointRotation'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''GetJointRotation'''
 |-
 | colspan="2" | Gets the XYZ rotation of the selected joint axis.&nbsp;
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 ===SetGripper===
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetGripper'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''SetGripper'''
 |-
 | colspan="2" | Open or close the gripper&nbsp;
@@ Line 117: / Line 111: @@
 ===SetJoint===
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetJoint'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''SetJoint'''
 |-
 | colspan="2" | Sets the angle or translation of the specified joint axis. &nbsp;
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 ==Property reference==
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Properties'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Properties'''
 |-
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Axis
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Axis
 |-
 |-
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 | colspan="2" | &nbsp;
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Axis 0
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Axis 0
 |-
 |-
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 | colspan="2" | Specifies the fill colour of the shape&nbsp;
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | DH Parameters
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | DH Parameters
 |-
 |-
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 | colspan="2" | the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis&nbsp;
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Axis 1
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Axis 1
 |-
 |-
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 | colspan="2" | Specifies the fill colour of the shape&nbsp;
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | DH Parameters
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | DH Parameters
 |-
 |-
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 | colspan="2" | the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis&nbsp;
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Axis 2
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Axis 2
 |-
 |-
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 | colspan="2" | Specifies the fill colour of the shape&nbsp;
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | DH Parameters
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | DH Parameters
 |-
 |-
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 | colspan="2" | the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis&nbsp;
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Axis 3
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Axis 3
 |-
 |-
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 | colspan="2" | Specifies the fill colour of the shape&nbsp;
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | DH Parameters
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | DH Parameters
 |-
 |-
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 | colspan="2" | the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis&nbsp;
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Axis 4
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Axis 4
 |-
 |-
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 | colspan="2" | Specifies the fill colour of the shape&nbsp;
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | DH Parameters
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | DH Parameters
 |-
 |-
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 | colspan="2" | the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis&nbsp;
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Axis 5
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Axis 5
 |-
 |-
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 | colspan="2" | Specifies the fill colour of the shape&nbsp;
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | DH Parameters
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | DH Parameters
 |-
 |-
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 | colspan="2" | the angle around the common normal to between the previous z-axis and current z-axis&nbsp;
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Gripper
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Gripper
 |-
 |-
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 | colspan="2" | &nbsp;
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Link Mechanics
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Link Mechanics
 |-
 |-
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 | colspan="2" | &nbsp;
 |}
+==Component Source Code==
+Please click here to download the component source project: [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/wiki/componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_KinematicsArm.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_KinematicsArm.fcfx]
+Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/FlowchartView/?wfile=componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_KinematicsArm.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_KinematicsArm.fcfx]

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