MEE1030 ROBOTICS L T P J C

2 0 2 0 3
Pre-requisite NIL Version 1.1
Course Objectives:
 The course aims to provide a detailed appreciation of the concepts of robotics, in the
context of manufacturing industry. It is undertaken with particular on kinematics of
robots, robot gripper and the interpretation of sensory information. It also dealt with
robot programming in connection with computer control.

Expected Course Outcome:

 Obtain basic knowledge of robotic system.
 Ability to perform kinematics analysis of various robotic configuration.
 Ability to calculate the trajectory planning.
 Ability to interpret of sensory information.
 Ability to develop basic programming for a robotic system.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO): 1, 2, 5

Module:1 Introduction to Industrial robot 4 hours SLO: 1, 2

History of Robotics –Basics components of Robotics system – DOF and types of joints – Work
space – Robot precession - Types of robotics configurations – Types of robotics drives – Basic
motion of robot manipulator – Harmonics drives – Economics aspects of robotics system in
industrial automations.

Module:2 Effectors and Grippers 4 hours SLO: 1 2

Types of end effector - Mechanical gripper – types of mechanical grippers – magnetic gripper –
Vacuum gripper – Adhesive gripper – other special grippers – RCC –Tools – painting gun –
welding torch –design of mechanical gripper.

Module:3 Robot control system and Robot 4 hours SLO: 1, 5

kinematics
Basic control system concepts – Control system analysis – Robot actuation and feedback -
Manipulators - Position analysis and finite rotation and translation – Homogeneous matrices –
forward and inverse kinematics – DH representation.

Module:4 Manipulator Trajectory planning 4 hours SLO: 5

Point-to-point and continuous path planning – trajectory planning – Cartesian space – joint
space – bending path – problems in trajectory planning.

Module:5 Sensor in robotics 4 hours SLO: 2

Range sensing, Triangulation, structured light approach, Light-of-flight range finder –
Proximity sensing: Inductive, Hall-effect, capacitive and ultrasonic sensor –Touch sensing –
Force and Torque sensing

Module:6 Machine vision system 4 hours SLO: 2

Introduction to Machine vision – functional block diagram of machine vision system -

Sensing and Digitizing – Image processing and analysis
Module:7 Robot programming 4 hours SLO: 5
Classification of robotics language – instruction set in Vel language - simple robot in palletizing
and de- palletizing – simple robot program in robot arc welding.

Module:8 Contemporary issues 2 hours

Total lecture hours 30 hours

Text Book(s)
1. Mikell P. Groover, Mitchell Weiss, Industrial Robotics Technology – Programming and
Applications, 2nd edition, McGraw Hill, 2013.
Reference Books
1. S. R. Deb, Sankha Deb, Robotics Technology And Flexible Automation, 2nd edition, McGraw
Hill Education, 2017.
4 Niku, Saeed. B, Introduction to Robotics: Analysis, Systems, Applications, Prentice Hall of
India Pvt. Ltd , New Delhi, 2011.

List of Challenging Experiments (Indicative) SLO: 2

1. Experiment on Tool Centre Point (TCP). 3 hours
2. Developing a robot program with point to point control method. 3 hours
3. Developing a robot program with Continuous path control method. 3 hours
4. Developing a robot program on given straight line profile. 3 hours
5. Developing a robot program on given Curved profile. 3 hours
6. Pick and place with digital signal interpret. 3 hours
7. Forward kinematics for two link planner using Sim-Mechanics. 3 hours
8. Inverse kinematics for two link planner using Sim-Mechanics. 3 hours
9. Trajectory Planning using third order polynomial. 3 hours
10. Programming two link planner with given profile. 3 hours
Total laboratory hours 30 hours
Recommended by Board of Studies 17-08-2017
Approved by Academic Council 47 Date 05-10-2017