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wajdyf
04-19-2008, 01:09 PM
The Video :
http://www.frayed-ends.com/ARACS_medium.mov

Description :

This is a project that involves controlling a real robotic arm using Maya/ MEL / Python.
The robotic arm was able to identify an object's size and position and grab it with the adequate pressure, grip size and extension, and move it to the wanted position.

It involved :
> Python image importing
> Python serial connection
> MEL image processing
> Creating an object in Maya using a captured image using MEL.
> Maya rigged simulation
> Translation Maya constrained movements into real movements.

The Video:
http://www.frayed-ends.com/ARACS_medium.mov


This was done by :
Wael Farhan and Wajdy Farhan
Angroc
04-19-2008, 03:13 PM
Thats extremely cool! Kudos!

I\ll expect to see more of these RL-robotics/MEL/Maya combinations. ;) What about using the rig in maya a real-time remote?
wajdyf
04-19-2008, 03:42 PM
Thats extremely cool! Kudos!

I\ll expect to see more of these RL-robotics/MEL/Maya combinations. ;) What about using the rig in maya a real-time remote?

It's exactly that. The arm moves with the rig real time (as long as it does not exceed the motor's max speed)

The object grabbing only involves moving the virtual arm (which is already a real-time-mote) to the correct position
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