Last Updated 12/12/09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ original_double_pendulum.py is Bruce Sherwood's original double pendulum example in Vpython upon which my robot arm is based. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ robot_arm_final.py is the latest version of my robot arm. It is capable of "picking up" an object and setting it down elsewhere. Controls: -Press a number 1-9 to pick a spot on the grid: ___________ | 1 | 2 | 3 | |___|___|___| | 4 | 5 | 6 | |___|___|___| | 7 | 8 | 9 | |___|___|___| -Press 0 to take piece back to initial platform on the side -Pressing the numbers sets up a command list for the arm. Hit the enter key to execute the list. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ robot_arm_rect.py is just the robot arm program moving along rectangular coordinates. Controls: -Use "w" and "s" to move the arm forward and backward -Use "a" and "d" to move the arm left and right The program records keystrokes in a list. Hit the enter key to execute the list. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sinusoidal_linear_movement compares the movement of the robot arm using both sinusoidal and linear interpolation by superimposing two robot arms of different colors. Controls are the same as robot_arm_rect.py, but this arm moves according to a coordinate system similar to polar coordinates. ------------------------------------------------------------------------