Synopsis

on

HYDRAULIC ROBOTIC
ARM
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement
for the
Bachelor in Technology Degree

Government

Engineering

College,

Azamgarh U.P.(India)
Department- Mechanical Engineering
PROJECT MEMBERS:
PROJECT SUPERVISIOR
Maruti Nandan Tripathi (Group Leader)
Ahmad
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Mr. Meeraj

 Anjali
Abha
Chandrajeet Yadav

PROJECT

CO-ORDINATOR
Amit Kumar Yadav
Km. Abha
Dwivesh Kumar Dubey
Sharad Kumar

Mr.

CONTENTS
1. Name of the project

2. Introduction

2.1 Concepts
2.2 Working of Hydraulic Arm

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3. Literature Review

4. Objectives

5. Cost Estimation

1.Name of the project

The name of the project is HYDRAULIC ARM.

Fig1: Diagram of hydraulic arm

2.Introduction
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A robotic hydraulic arm which is hydraulically operated and controlled

by syringes filled with some fluid. It consists of various parts connected to
each other in a pre-designed manner which are guided in a constrained way to
obtain required output.

2.1Concept
The basic concept used behind the operation is PASCALs LAW. This
law statesthat when a pressure is applied at one point of a fluid contained in a
constrained volume, then the pressure due to that force is equally transmitted to all
the points of the fluid, which are acted upon by the same pressure. Using the same
principle, we applied pressure to fluid in syringe which is transmitted to other end
of tube which is connected to a syringe. This motion of the syringe is used to
move the links or parts of the mechanism which are attached to respective
syringes.

2.2Working of Hydraulic Arm

Hydraulic arms work with fluid and air power. The word hydraulic refers to
scientific engineering that uses fluids as a source of control and transmission
power of electronic devices. A hydraulic arm is a piece of machinery that is built
to work on the concept of fluid mechanics. They have a motor and pump that
work together using pressurized fluid to operate. They are used for various
purposes such as lifting heavy supplies and equipment in an industrial work
setting. Cranes, bulldozers, and lifts all have hydraulic arms.

3.Literature Review
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A hydraulic arm works by using high fluid pressure, created by a pump,

to force a piston in a cylinder to move.As a valve is opened one way, the
fluid is allowed to enter the cylinder and force the piston to move.
Harry Franklin Vickers was called the "Father of Industrial Hydraulics"
by ASME. Stanford hydraulic arm is a product of the Artificial
Intelligence Project at Stanford University and was made entirely at
Stanford in 1966-1968 by Victor Scheinman. It was a 6-degree of
freedom hydraulic manipulator with a proportional end effector (7th
degree of freedom). The arm was located in a glass-walled enclosure in
the main computer room with the PDP-6 [computer that controlled it].
Study carried out by Helena, Jayaselan and Wan Ishak was towards
reducing the number of workers used to harvest the FFB ( Fresh Fruit
Bunch) by using 3D hydraulic arm.
These arms are used in assembly lines of mega factories to assemble
various parts of a product and also to paint vehicles. They are also used
in earth movers to pick up heavy weights and keep them where required,
same principle is being used in JCBs, automobile lifters etc.
References:
McNeil, Ian (1990). An Encyclopedia of the History of Technology. London:
Routledge.
Computerhistory.org/Stanford_hydraulic_arm
Proceedings of Regional Tribology Conference 2011: RTC2011
Hydraulic Power System Analysis, A. Akers, M. Gassman, & R. Smith,
Taylor & Francis, New York, 2006

4.Objectives
To eliminate the use of complicated gears, cams and levers.
Fluid is not subjected to leakage as compared to mechanical
components.
Large power can be controlled by small orifice(syringe)
For lifting and tilting bucket.
To reach the greatest distance to deliver the given object.
To pick up the object.
To rotate as well reach and grab object.

Fig: Detailed Diagram of Hydraulic Arm

5.Cost Estimation
Here are the components that are used in this project:

Hydraulic cylinders (Syringe with clips and mounts)

Hydraulic Lines (Vinyl Tubing)
Perpendicular wooden blocks and Dowels
Chip board
Screws
10 square nuts
10 washers
Connector strips
Galvanised coloured wire
Rubber band
Anything else things like the recycling bin, wood, metal, plastic,
broken toys, etc.

The total estimated cost for this project is near about 2500 rupees.