SRM UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF MECHATRONICS
COURSE PLAN
Course Code: MH0007
Course Title: Robotics Engineering
Year/ Sem: III/V

Sl.No Date No of Title/Details of Chapter Reference book

Hours and Text books

INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS

1 1 RIA definition - History of Robotics T1,Ch1.2,Pp 7

2 1 Justification Anatomy T1,Ch2.1,Pp 21
3 1 Classification Applications T1,Ch2.9,Pp 46
4 1 Configurations of Manipulator T1,Ch 2.5,Pp43
5 1 Cartesian - Cylindrical - Polar T1,Ch2.1,Pp 21
6 1 Joint arm T1,Ch2.1,Pp 21
7 1 Work Volume T1,Ch2.2,Pp 31
8 1 Spatial resolution T1,Ch2.5,Pp 43
9 1 Accuracy and Repeatability of Robotics T1,Ch2.4,Pp 38
COMPONENTS OF ROBOTICS

10 1 Linkage and Joints of manipulators T1,Ch3.9,Pp 84

11 1 Drive systems T1,Ch2.3,Pp 32
12 1 Feedback devices T1,Ch3.4,Pp 66
13 1 Degrees of freedom T1,Ch2.4,Pp 35
14 1 End effectors grippers T1,Ch2.6,Pp 43
15 1 Wrist configurations, motion - roll - Pitch Yaw T1,Ch2.1,Pp 21
16 1 Sensors - sensor areas for robots T1,Ch6.0,Pp 144
17 1 Contact sensors T1,Ch6.2,Pp 147
18 1 Non contact sensors T1,Ch6.2,Pp 147
19 2 Machine vision - introduction T1,Ch7.1,Pp 161
INTRODUCTION TO MATRIX
FORMULATIONS
20 1 Descriptions - Positions - Orientations, frames T3,Ch2.0,Pp 60
21 1 Mappings - Changing descriptions from frame to T3,Ch2.2,Pp 61
frame
22 1 Transformation arithmetic translations rotations T3,Ch2.6,Pp 72
23 1 Transformations T3,Ch2.3,Pp 65
24 1 Transform equations T3,Ch3.0,Pp 101
25 1 Rotation matrix T3,Ch3.4,Pp 107
26 1 Transformation of free vectors T3,Ch2.15,Pp 87
27 1 Introduction to manipulations T1,Ch4.1,Pp 88
28 1 Forward Kinematics and inverse Kinematics T1,Ch4.2,Pp 94
29 1 Forward Kinematics and inverse Kinematics T1,Ch4.2,Pp 94
ROBOT PROGRAMMING
30 1 Methods of Robot Programming - on-line/off-line T1,Ch8.1,Pp189
31 1 Show and Teach - Teach Pendant - Lead and T1,Ch8.2,Pp 190
Teach
32 1 Explicit languages, task languages - T1,Ch8.3,Pp 191
Characteristics and task point diagram.
33 1 Lead Teach method - robot program as a path in T1,Ch8.4,Pp197
space
34 1 Motion interpolation T1,Ch8.4,Pp197
35 1 WAIT - SIGNAL - DELAY Commands T1,Ch8.5,Pp201
Branching
36 1 Capabilities and Limitations. 1st and 2nd T1,Ch8.7,Pp210
generation languages
37 1 Structure - Constants, Variables data objects T1,Ch 9.4,Pp 222
38 1 Motion commands - end effectors and Sensor T1,Ch9.6,Pp228
commands
ROBOT APPLICATIONS
39 1 Robot cell layout T1,Ch11.1,Pp311
40 1 Work cell design and control T1,Ch11.4,Pp319
41 1 Robot cycle time analysis T1,Ch11.8,Pp332
42 1 Application - Machining - Welding T1,Ch13.1,Pp375
43 1 Assembly - Material Handling T1,Ch15.1,Pp417
44 1 Loading and Unloading in hostile and remote T1,Ch13.3,Pp382
environment
Total 45
L.Hr

Text Books:
T1. Mikell P. Groover, "Industrial Robotics", McGraw Hill, 2nd Edition, 1989
T3. David F.Rogers, L.Alan adams, Mathematical elements for computer graphics,
1995.
Reference Books:
R1: Arthor Critchlow, Introduction to Robotics, Macmillan, 1985
R2: Mohsen Shahinpoor, A Robot Engineering Text Book, Harper and Row, 1987
R3:Francis N. Nagy, Engineering Foundations of Robotics, Addison Wesley, 1987

Name of the Staff 1: Sanjaya Kumar Kar

2. R.Gangadevi
HOD/MECHATRONICS