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Mechanical Basics

The document discusses various mechanical basics relevant to robotics, including mechanical fasteners like screws, nuts, and rivets; power transmission components like shafts, gears, belts, and chains; different types of joints like planar, revolute, cylindrical, and spherical joints; and measuring instruments like vernier calipers and micrometers. It also covers topics like types of wheels and their applications in robotics.

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Mechanical Basics

The document discusses various mechanical basics relevant to robotics, including mechanical fasteners like screws, nuts, and rivets; power transmission components like shafts, gears, belts, and chains; different types of joints like planar, revolute, cylindrical, and spherical joints; and measuring instruments like vernier calipers and micrometers. It also covers topics like types of wheels and their applications in robotics.

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Mechanical Basics
TOPICS
• Mechanical fasteners
• Motor shafts
• Gears
• Power transmission
• Types of joints
• Measuring instruments
• Types of wheels
NUTS AND SCREWS
Screw thread- definition
A screw thread is the helical ridge produced by forming a
continuous helical groove of uniform section on the
external or internal surface of a cylinder or a cone.
TYPES OF SCREWS
One way screw
TYPES OF NUTS
RIVET
Shaft
Gears
Spur gear
BEVEL GEAR
Rack and pinion
Helical gear
Worm and worm wheel
Chain and Sprocket
RACHET MECHANISM
Belt and Pulley
TYPES OF JOINTS
• PLANAR JOINT
• REVOLUTE JOINT
• CYLINDRICAL JOINT
• TRANSLATION JOINT
• SLOT JOINT
• SPHERICAL JOINT
PLANAR JOINT
Constrained degrees of freedom:
UZ, ROTX, ROTY
REVOLUTE JOINT
• Constrained degrees of freedom: UX, UY, UZ, ROTX, ROTY
CYLINDRICAL JOINT
• Constrained degrees of freedom: UX, UY, ROTX, ROTY
TRANSLATION JOINT
• Constrained degrees of freedom: UY, UZ, ROTX, ROTY, ROTZ
SLOT JOINT
• Constrained degrees of freedom: UY, UZ
SPHERICAL JOINT
• Constrained degrees of freedom: UX, UY, UZ
Vernier Caliper
Micrometer
Wheels

Omni Wheel Mecanum Wheel


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