AN OPERATOR-ASSISTED ROBOTIC ARM IMPLEMENTATION VIA LEAP MOTION CONTROLLER

Abstract

It is obvious that the medical, military and industry are the sectorswhich mostly benefit from the technological developments. Innovations andimprovements about robotic technology find place in these listed sectorsdirectly or indirectly. For example, in a medical application; touches of therobotic fingers can be sensed by human through electrodes which are locatedinto the brain. In military field, vehicles with robotic arm can dosearching/destruction activities in dangerous areas. On the other hand, inindustrial field robotic arm technology is used in manufactural activitiesfrequently. In this practical application, it is purposed that sensing ofmotions and carrying over to the robotic arm without auxiliary instrument apartfrom the Leap MotionTM Controller (LMC). In this way, an application that imitates human arm and hand motionshas been developed. This study has specific features which can be used forvarious purposes in medical, military and industrial fields. Furthermore, itcontributes an innovative approach to operator-assisted robotic arm technology.