Concepts in Mobile Robots detailed syllabus for Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the MSE 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 Materials Science & Engineering 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit MSE 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to MSE Open Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of concepts in mobile robots is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO MOBILE ROBOTICS Introduction – Locomotion of the Robots – Key Issues on Locomotion – Legged Mobile Roots -Configurations and Stability – Wheeled Mobile Robots – Design Space and Mobility Issues -Unmanned Aerial and Underwater Vehicles
Unit II
KINEMATICS Kinematic Models – Representation of Robot – Forward Kinematics – Wheel and Robot Constraints – Degree of Mobility and Steerability – Manoeuvrability – Workspace – Degrees of Freedom – Path and Trajectory Considerations – Motion Controls – Holonomic Robots
Unit III
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Unit IV
LOCALIZATION Localization Based Navigation Versus Programmed Solutions – Map Representation – Continuous Representations – Decomposition Strategies – Probabilistic Map-Based Localization – LandmarkBased Navigation – Globally Unique Localization – Positioning Beacon Systems – Route-Based Localization – Autonomous Map Building – Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM).
Unit V
PLANNING, NAVIGATION AND COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS Introduction – Competences for Navigation: Planning and Reacting – Path Planning – Obstacle Avoidance – Navigation Architectures – Control Localization – Techniques for Decomposition -Case Studies – Collaborative Robots – Swarm Robots.
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:
- Evaluate the appropriate mobile robots for the desired application.
- Create the kinematics for given wheeled and legged robot.
- Analyse the sensors for the intelligence of mobile robotics.
- Create the localization strategies and mapping technique for mobile robot.
- Create the collaborative mobile robotics for planning, navigation and intelligence for desired applications.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Dragomir N. Nenchev, Atsushi Konno, TeppeiTsujita, “Humanoid Robots: Modelling and Control”, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2018
- MohantaJagadish Chandra, “Introduction to Mobile Robots Navigation”, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2015.
- Peter Corke, “Robotics, Vision and Control”, Springer, 2017.
- Ulrich Nehmzow, “Mobile Robotics: A Practical Introduction”, Springer, 2003.
- Xiao Qi Chen, Y.Q. Chen and J.G. Chase, “Mobile Robots – State of the Art in Land, Sea, Air, and Collaborative Missions”, Intec Press, 2009.
- Alonzo Kelly, Mobile Robotics: Mathematics, Models, and Methods, Cambridge University Press, 2013, ISBN: 978-1107031159.
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