Development of a robotic arm for dangerous object disposal

The Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria has become a menace and threat
to the security of lives and property most especially in the Northern part of the
country. The use of Bombs and dangerous unsuspected objects is the weapon
employed to carry out this deadly act. The number of lives lost as well as personnel
who sustain injuries while discharging their duties is now on the increase as a
result of lack of initial assessment of a dreadful scene or an object suspected to be
harmful. Though preventive and counter attacking measures, such as use of
protective vest have been employed to reduce the risk experienced; these however
do not guarantee safety which can run into huge cost to restore in terms of
infrastructures and properties. Hence this paper proposes the development of a
robotic arm for dangerous object disposal. A three-degree of freedom robotic arm
was developed using a microcontroller programmed with (MPLAB) integrated
development environment software, interfaced to a camera that transmits the video
by way of monitoring the scene on a television set. The system is activated by a
remote control thereby providing a line of defense to human lives and preventing
loss of proven and tested personnel.







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Microcontroller
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MEMS
Zigbee
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Microcontroller
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Zigbee
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Motor
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