Final Result

Final Project

Finally, after several modifications in the body design and also coding, I succeeded to make a square movement with my deltarobot!

Figure 1. Hero shot of my final design*__*

Bill of materials

I had an estimated list of components on Applications and Implications week, but here I have the updated list after completing my project:

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Main board

Component Properties/Function Qty Buy/Produce Price, EUR
ATtiny3216 microcontroller 1 Fab Inventory 0.86
Stepper motor (17hdc1220-300n) 1.8° step angle (200 steps/revolution)/12V DC 3 Fab Inventory 33
Stepper motor driver (DRV8825 ) Six different step resolutions: full-step, half-step, 1/4-step, 1/8-step, 1/16-step, and 1/32-step 3 Fab Inventory 31.35
1 μF capacitor 1 Available at local Fablab 0.08
100 uF capacitor 3 Available at local Fablab 0.24
Male header (1x3) connector 1 Fab Inventory 0.24
Male header (1x2) connector 3 Fab Inventory 0.48
Female odd-even header (2x3) connector 6 Available at local Fablab ≈ 1.45
horizontal male header (1x3) UPDI 1 Fab Inventory 0.24
horizontal male header (1x6) FTDI 1 Available at local Fablab 0.48
Screw terminal block connector 2 Fab Inventory 0.92
Resistor 0Ω Wire link to connect traces 3 Fab Inventory 0.03

Switch board

Component Properties/Function Qty Buy/Produce Price, EUR
Resistor 1 KΩ RES 1.00K OHM 1-4W 1% 1206 SMD 1 Fab Inventory 0.01
LED LED RED CLEAR 1206 SMD 1 Available at local Fablab 0.13
screw terminal block connector 3 Fab Inventory 1.38
Voltage regulator IC REG LDO 5V 1A SOT223-3 1 Fab Inventory 0.45

2D/3D design parts

3D printing with Stratasys Fortus 380mc 3D printer

Component Properties/Function Qty Buy/Produce Price, EUR
ABS (≈35 𝒄m^3) Upper arm connected to the motor’s shaft 3 Fab Inventory 16
ABS (2 𝒄m^3) Joint for frames 3 Fab Inventory 16
ABS (65 𝒄m^3) Mount for stepper motors 3 Fab Inventory ≈65

Laser cutting with Epilog Fusion M2 40 machine

Component Properties/Function Qty Buy/Produce Price, EUR
Plywood (4 mm) Motor mount holder 1 Fab Inventory ≈ 20
Plywood (4 mm) side frame 3 Fab Inventory

Mechanical tools

Component Properties/Function Qty Buy/Produce Price, EUR
Threaded rod aluminum Lower arm and joint bar sliding through the bearings ≈80cm Motonet 2.5
Rod end bearing Joint for arms 12 Amazon 11.5
M5 screw 12 screws for motor mounting to the upper plate and 6 screws for fixing the upper arm to the shaft 18 Available at local Fablab ≈5.2
M4 screw For motors mounting 12 Available at local Fablab ≈3.5
M3 screw For fixing frame joints and board mounting 23 Available at local Fablab ≈0.9
M5 nut For fixing motor mounting 12 Available at local Fablab ≈0.3
M4 nut For fixing the rod end bearings 12 Available at local Fablab ≈0.3
M3 nut For frame joints 12 Available at local Fablab ≈0.3
Hex Standoff Threaded M3 Aluminum Fix the board to the plate 8 Available at local Fablab ≈1.8
The total price of the whole package is around 215€.

Licence

Since I am going to make my project available for anyone, I will use these license for non-software part of m project:

  • ShareAlike (sa): You let others copy, distribute, display, perform, and modify your work, as long as they distribute any modified work on the same terms. If they want to distribute modified works under other terms, they must get your permission first.
  • NonCommercial (nc): You let others copy, distribute, display, perform, and (unless you have chosen NoDerivatives) modify and use your work for any purpose other than commercially unless they get your permission first.