Robotics Syllabus
Robotics Syllabus
Robotics Syllabus
ROBOTICS
LTPC 3003
OBJECTIVES: To understand the basic concepts associated with the design and functioning and applications of Robots To study about the drives and sensors used in Robots To learn about analyzing robot kinematics and robot programming UNIT I FUNDAMENTALS OF ROBOT 7 Robot Definition Robot Anatomy Co-ordinate Systems, Work Envelope, types and classification Specifications Pitch, Yaw, Roll, Joint Notations, Speed of Motion, Pay Load Robot Parts and Functions Need for Robots Different Applications UNIT II ROBOT DRIVE SYSTEMS AND END EFFECTORS 10 Pneumatic Drives Hydraulic Drives Mechanical Drives Electrical Drives D.C. Servo Motors, Stepper Motor, A.C. Servo Motors Salient Features, Applications and Comparison of Drives End Effectors Grippers Mechanical Grippers, Pneumatic and Hydraulic Grippers, Magnetic Grippers, Vacuum Grippers; Two Fingered and Three Fingered Grippers; Internal Grippers and External Grippers; Selection and Design Considerations UNIT III SENSORS AND MACHINE VISION 10 Requirements of a sensor, Principles and Applications of the following types of sensors Position of sensors (Piezo Electric Sensor, LVDT, Resolvers, Optical Encoders, Pneumatic Position Sensors), Range Sensors (Triangulation Principle, Structured, Lighting Approach, Time of Flight Range Finders, Laser Range Meters), Proximity Sensors (Inductive, Hall Effect, Capacitive, Ultrasonic and Optical Proximity Sensors), Touch Sensors, (Binary Sensors, Analog Sensors), Wrist Sensors, Compliance Sensors, Slip Sensors. Camera, Frame Grabber, Sensing and Digitizing Image Data Signal Conversion, Image Storage, Lighting Techniques. Image Processing and Analysis Data Reduction: Edge detection, Segmentation Feature Extraction and Object Recognition - Algorithms. Applications Inspection, Identification, Visual Serving and Navigation. UNIT IV ROBOT KINEMATICS AND ROBOT PROGRAMMING 10 Forward Kinematics, Inverse Kinematics and Differences; Forward Kinematics and Reverse Kinematics of Manipulators with Two, Three Degrees of Freedom (In 2 Dimensional), Four Degrees of Freedom (In 3 Dimensional) Deviations and Problems. Teach Pendant Programming, Lead through programming, Robot programming Languages VAL Programming Motion Commands, Sensor Commands, End effecter commands, and Simple programs UNIT V IMPLEMENTATION AND ROBOT ECONOMICS RGV, AGV; Implementation of Robots in Industries Various Steps; Safety Considerations for Robot Operations; Economic Analysis of Robots Pay back Method, EUAC Method, Rate of Return Method. TOTAL: 45 PERIODS TEXT BOOK: 1. M.P.Groover, Industrial Robotics Technology, Programming and Applications, McGraw-Hill, 2001 REFERENCES: 1. Fu.K.S. Gonzalz.R.C., and Lee C.S.G., Robotics Control, Sensing, Vision and Intelligence, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1987 2. Yoram Koren, Robotics for Engineers, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1992 3. Janakiraman.P.A., Robotics and Image Processing, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1995 8