Foundation of Robotics detailed syllabus for Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the CSE 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 Computer Science & Engineering 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit CSE 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-III scheme and its subjects refer to CSE Open Elective-III syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of foundation of robotics is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
FUNDAMENTALS OF ROBOT 9 Robot – Definition – Robot Anatomy – Co-ordinate systems, Work Envelope, types and classification – specifications – Pitch, yaw, Roll, Joint Notations, Speed of Motion, Pay Load -Robot Parts and their functions – Need for Robots – Different Applications.
Unit II
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Unit III
ROBOT DRIVE SYSTEMS AND END EFFECTORS 9 Pneumatic Drives – Hydraulic Drives – Mechanical Drives – Electrical Drives – D.C. Servo Motors, Stepper Motor, A.C. Servo Motors – Salient Features, Applications and Comparison of All These Drives. End Effectors – Grippers – Mechanical Grippers, Pneumatic and Hydraulic Grippers, Magnetic grippers, vacuum grippers, internal grippers and external grippers, selection and design considerations of a gripper
Unit IV
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Unit V
PROGRAMMING AND APPLICATIONS OF ROBOT 9 Teach pendant programming, lead through programming, robot programming languages – VAL programming – Motion Commands, Sensors commands, End-Effector Commands, and simple programs – Role of robots in inspection, assembly, material handling, underwater, space and medical fields.
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Ganesh.S.Hedge,A textbook of Industrial Robotics, Lakshmi Publications, 2006.
- Mikell.P.Groover , Industrial Robotics – Technology, Programming and applications McGraw Hill 2ND edition 2012.
Reference Books:
- Fu K.S. Gonalz R.C. and ice C.S.G.Robotics Control, Sensing, Vision and Intelligence, McGraw Hill book co. 2007.
- YoramKoren, Robotics for Engineers, McGraw Hill Book, Co., 2002.
- Janakiraman P.A., Robotics and Image Processing, Tata McGraw Hill 2005.
- John. J.Craig, Introduction to Robotics: Mechanics and Control 2nd Edition, 2002.
- Jazar, Theory of Applied Robotics: Kinematics, Dynamics and Control, Springer India reprint, 2010.
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