Characterization and Integration of Electronic Weight Measuring Devices Using Real Time Dynamic Simulation Environment

This paper focuses on validating the design of a Load cell by investigating its accuracy to check weight. Coppeliasim, the simulation software, is used in these projects because it is easy to access the resources and integrate the hardware and software. The load cell holds significant importance in robotics applications, particularly in scenarios like calculating the weight of objects lifted by robotic arms. This paper highlights the pivotal role of load cells in robotics by presenting a detailed guide on integrating a physical load cell with a dynamic simulation environment (CoppeliaSim) using Arduino. The Coppeliasim model in Lua language for a load cell allows initialisation, actuation, and UI functions to be executed sequentially for the optimisation of control and operation. The accuracy assessment of the load cell model, constructed through the outlined steps in this paper, revealed a precision of 99.514% for individual loads and 98.023% for cumulative load scenarios.