International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Applications

Design and implementation of the 6-DoF robotic manipulator using robot operating system

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Faculty at Department of Robotics and Automation, PSG College of Technology, India

2 Department of Robotics and Automation Engineering, PSG College of Engineering, India

Abstract

Material handling robots are replacing human workers in most of the manufacturing shop floors. Robot operating system is an open-source framework that enables visualization and implements various complex robots and their functions. A 6-DoF robotic manipulator with a gripper is designed to perform the pick and place operations. The aim is to integrate the designed robot with the robot operating system. The integrated system is then visualized and controlled using a gazebo and RViz to perform pick and place operations.

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International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Applications
Volume 12, Special Issue
December 2021
Pages 1753-1760
  • Receive Date: 18 August 2021
  • Revise Date: 27 October 2021
  • Accept Date: 23 November 2021