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Course Information
This course addresses fundamentals of analytical robotics as well as design and control of industrial robots and their instrumentation. ECE, MIE, and EngSci students can take this course by default. Topics include forward, inverse, and differential kinematics, screw representation, statics, inverse and forward dynamics, motion and force control of robot manipulators, mobile manipulators, actuation schemes, task-based and workspace design, position and force sensors, tactile sensing, and vision and image processing in robotic systems. Course instruction benefits from the courseware technology that involves a Java-based on-line simulation and other multimedia means for presenting realistic demonstrations and case studies in the context of teaching advanced notions in the classroom. A series of experiments in the Robotics Laboratory will also enhance the practical notions of the course content.
Course Goals
After completion of the course, successful students should be better able to:
- Comprehend theoretical aspects of kinematics, dynamics, and controls of robot manipulators.
- Apply analytical notions to the structural and control design of industrial robot manipulators.
- Understand the basic sensory equipment for robotic systems.
- Enhance the performance of manipulators by augmenting them with additional sensor and vision instrument.
- Work with the existing manipulators being used in the current industry.