Overview

Industrial robots, programming of an industrial robot on a simulator and on a real robot to perform various tasks, coordinate conversion, hydraulic actuators, sensors and interfacing, designing mobile robots and the required programming to perform different tasks, advanced encoders, digital servo motors, motor sizing and use of different types of … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

This topic aims to introduce the students to different types of industrial and non-industrial robots and programming of them to perform different tasks. It covers the basic and advanced sensors used in mobile robots, choosing the type and right size of motors for a robot , interfacing them properly to the robot controller, writing a control program for the robot, and make it act better and more intelligently.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
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Understand the structure and types of industrial and non-industrial robots
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Program an industrial robot on a simulator and test it on a real robot
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Program a mobile robot to perform specific tasks
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Calculate and select the right motor size for a robot and interface it properly to the robot controller
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Interface navigation sensors to a robot and writing control programs for them
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Have the knowledge of how to make a robot act better and more intelligently
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Have improved their capacity to work independently and/or as a member of a team

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Assumed knowledge

Knowledge of simple control systems such as can be obtained in ENGR2712 Automation and Industrial Control.