Mechanics for High School Students: Building a Robotic Arm

[kamalMKA]

TL;DR Summary: Mechanical engineering,robotics,mechnics,dynamics

Hi guys , I'm new to mechnics and I want to learn it for building robotic arm , but I find mechanics book topics somewhat difficult for me , what I need to learn to get started as I'm a highschool student with basic level math.

 

[Lnewqban]

Welcome, @kamalMKA !

Do you have specific school assignment?
if so, could you show us the scope and degree of difficulty of your project?

 

[kamalMKA]

Thank you for replying , No I want to make this project for myself , but I know nothing about mechanics in order to build the structure of robotic arm , so I want to start learning about mechanics but I don't know where to start , I'm so sorry if my question shouldn't be posted here , but I really need some help.

 

[Baluncore]

Start reading here; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkage_(mechanical)
Measuring and analyse a few linkages, such as the digging arm on an excavator or backhoe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backhoe

If you use a computer, to simulate the movement and calculate the forces, then you do not have to purchase materials or do any machining or fabrication, until you are happy with the design and performance.

You will develop visualisation and mathematics skills in 2D and then 3D geometry.
You will encounter vectors, as complex numbers, and as matrices.