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Stewart Platform

   Nov 29, 2022     3 min read

Aim:

To fabricate Stewart Platform, and control it with Arduino


Components Used:

  1. Arduino Uno
  2. MG995 Servos x 6
  3. Servo Horns x 6
  4. Rod End Bearing Spherical Joints - 6mm x 12
  5. Metal shafts with threading - 6mm x 6
  6. LM2596S DC-DC Buck Converter x 3
  7. Power Source AC-DC 12V-2A supply
  8. Screws and nuts- M3 x 6
  9. Jumper Wires

3D Printed Parts:

  1. Upper Base x 1

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Used as upper part of the system, which we are supposed to move. It has extrusion for the “Rod End Bearing Spherical Joints”

  1. Connector x 6

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Used for connecting hole of “Rod End Bearing Spherical Joints” (6 mm), to the hole of Servo horns (3 mm)


Fabricated Model

Front View Front View Top View

Circuit Diagram

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Implementation


Vertical Motion

The upper base moving vertical up and down

Twisting Motion

Twisting the upper plane with respect to vertical axis

Horizontal Circular Motion

Moving the whole upper plane in it’s plane in a circular motion

For Code of this Project, Click here