Microrobotics detailed syllabus for Robotics & Automation Engineering (Robotics) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Robotics students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Robotics & Automation Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Robotics 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-I scheme and its subjects refer to Robotics Professional Elective-I syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of microrobotics is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO MICROROBOTICS 9
Introduction to Micro robotics -MST (Micro System Technology) – Micromachining – Working principles of Microsystems Applications of Microsystems – Micro-fabrication principles-Design selection criteria for micromachining – Packaging and Integration aspects – Micro-assembly platforms and manipulators
Unit II
SCALING LAWS AND MATERIALS FOR MEMS 9
Introduction – Scaling laws – Scaling effect on physical properties scaling effects on Electrical properties – scaling effect on physical forces – Physics of Adhesion – Silicon – compatible material system – Shape memory alloys – Material properties – Piezoresistivity, Piezoelectricity and Thermoelectricity
Unit III
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Unit IV
MICROROBOTICS 9
Introduction – Task specific definition of micro-robots – Size and Fabrication Technology based definition of micro- robots – Mobility and Functional-based definition of micro-robots – Applications for MEMS based micro-robots.
Unit V
IMPLEMENTATION OF MICROROBOTS 9
Arrayed actuator principles for micro-robotic applications – Micro-robotic actuators – Design of locomotive micro-robot devices based on arrayed actuators – Micro-robotics devices – Microgrippers and other micro-tools – Micro-conveyors – Walking MEMS Micro-robots – Multi-robot system: Micro-robot powering, Micro-robot communication.
The Student will be able to
- Explain and apply the concepts of mass, energy, and momentum balance in microrobotics.
- Apply adapt, and synthesize learned engineering skills to create microrobot.
- Modelmicrorobots for different robotics applications
- Formulate the specifications and design of mechatronic systems.
- Program the Microrobot for different robotics applications
Text Books:
- Mohamed Gad-el-Hak , “The MEMS Handbook”, 2nd Edition, CRC Press, New York, 2019.
- Yves Bellouard, “Microrobotics Methods and Applications”, CRC Press, Massachusetts, 2019.
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For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Robotics & Automation Engineering 5th Sem, visit Robotics 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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