Enrico Pennisi
Design and Implementation of a Robotic End-Effector and State-Machine Algorithm for Autonomous Grape Harvesting System.
Rel. Marco Vacca, Massimo Ruo Roch. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Mechatronic Engineering (Ingegneria Meccatronica), 2024
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This master’s thesis presents the design of a robotic hand aimed at autonomously harvesting grapes for wine production, terminating in a functional prototype. The primary objective is to achieve human-like arm and hand movement, facilitating safe interaction with delicate fruit and reducing the risk of damage. The first phase of this project involved designing custom hardware for a PCB to monitor, in real-time, pressure sensors attached to the robotic hand and controls motors connected to the fingers. This custom board is optimized to measure the pressure applied, emulating a human sense of touch, and adjusting directly the motors response. Bluetooth communication ensures an efficient method to receive commands from the main computational unit and coordination with other custom boards.
Then, the robot hand's end-effector was re-engineered to primarily reduce its overall weight and dimension
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