USING ARDUINO PLC AND ROBOT WITHIN
MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS
International Journal of Ad hoc, Sensor & Ubiquitous Computing (IJASUC), 13 (1):
8 (2023)Abstract
Mechatronics is a technology that has developed considerably over the years. A mechatronic system
includes mechanical, electrical and electronic elements, controlled by a software program from a
programmable logic controller (PLC). The controller can be of different types, starting from the fact that
all the functions in the mechatronic system are available. The article focuses on the Arduino
microcontroller, in which a robot (or a robot arm) can take the elements from a belt, thus performing an
industrial process. The novelty elements are that with the development of technology, mechatronic
elements must fulfill several functions, and an Arduino microcontroller program can take over many of
these functionalities, easing the mechanical and electrical complexity of mechatronic systems
Description
With the advancement of technology, mechatronics development has diversified. The goal in
mechatronics is to produce a designed solution that unifies all its previous components
mentioned. However, the development of mechatronic systems has allowed multiple interactions
between mechanical and electronic elements. Hardware and information-based functions
software have allowed increasingly complex functions performed by a mechatronic system. [2]
With the industrial revolution, hardware complexity has increased, and system crashes or
malfunctions could occur. The initial controllers took over these functions, but with the newly
implemented functions of the actuators and sensors, some functionalities were limited. Therefore,
controllers developed to take over from these hardware functionalities in the software part,
facilitating the mechanical part.