As technology increases, robots not only become selfsufficient
through autonomous behavior but actually manipulate
the world around them. Robots are capable of amazing
feats of strength, speed, and seemingly intelligent decisions;
however, this last ability is entirely dependent upon the
continuing development of machine intelligence and logical
routines [1]. A crucial part in any robotic systems is the modeling
and analysis of the robot kinematics. This paper aims
to create a straightforward and repeatable process to solve
the problem of robotic arm positioning for local autonomy.
There have been many methods presented to allow this functionality
([2–4]). However, the majority of these methods use
incredibly complex mathematical procedures to achieve the
goals. Using a few basic assumptions regarding the working
environment of the robot and the type of manipulation to
take place, this paper proposes an easier solution which relies
solely on the designation of a point in the three-dimensional
space within the physical reach of the robotic arm. This
solution has been achieved using a strictly trigonometric
analysis in relation to a geometric representation of an arm
mounted to a mobile robot platform.