Design and construction of a three-axis Pick and Place manipulator

Abstract

The article presents the design and implementation of a three-axis Pick and Place manipulator based on OpenPnP software. It is designed for the placement of SMD components on PCB boards. A ready-made frame was used for the project, which required the selection of appropriate motors and the design of the required components for the Z-axis, which were design in Solidworks software. A belt drive was used to construct the manipulator as well as pneumatic components for lifting the SMD parts. Appropriate cameras were also selected and configured along with lighting, allowing the software to automatically check the progress of the machine. The next step was to select the electronic components of the machine and configure them before OpenPnp software was configured and prepared for the automatic placement of SMD components.