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What is Hydraulics ?
Hydraulics is a topic in applied science and engineering dealing with the mechanical properties of fluids.
On a very basic level Hydraulics is used for the generation, control, and transmission of fluids in order to produce some mechanical work or in general as a part of river engineering.
The relationship between pressure, force and area is given by P=F/AT This relationship is very useful for obtaining a mechanical advantage. As per the Pascals law the pressure in a fluid remains the same everywhere. Which implies that the ratio of force and area must remain constant. This fact can be used to lift greater weights with lesser forces as shown in the figure.
Working Mechanism
The first pair of syringes is responsible for the vertical motion of the mechanical arm.
The second pair of syringes is employed for the rotation of the machine arm.
The third pair is used for holding purposes i.e. for the main pick and place task which our purely mechanical robot is supposed to perform. For pick and place task the machine arm contains two set of jaws : One is fixed jaw while the other is movable jaw. The movable jaw actually closes or opens with the forward or backward motion of the actuator thus leading to holding and dropping the objects. In same lines a fifth pair can also be used to extend the range of the arm or for the rotation of the jaws so that it can perform more complex tasks with greater ease.
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