CD4092 Industrial Robotics and Expert Systems Syllabus:

CD4092 Industrial Robotics and Expert Systems Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

OBJECTIVES:

 To appreciate the need and scope for robotics and to understand the principles of robot kinematics
 To design the drive systems and its control
 To understand the principles of sensors and vision systems
 To envision the industrial applications of robots and its safety
 To gain knowledge on artificial intelligence and expert systems.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION AND ROBOT KINEMATICS

Definition need and scope of Industrial robots– Robot anatomy – Work volume – Precision movement – End effectors – Sensors. Robot Kinematics – Direct and inverse kinematics – Robot trajectories – Control of robot manipulators – Robot dynamics – Methods for orientation and location of objects.

UNIT II ROBOT DRIVES AND CONTROL

Controlling the Robot motion – Position and velocity sensing devices – Design of drive systems – Hydraulic and Pneumatic drives – Linear and rotary actuators and control valves Electro hydraulic servo valves, electric drives – Motors – Designing of end effectors – Vacuum, magnetic and air operated grippers.

UNIT III ROBOT SENSORS

Transducers and Sensors – Tactile sensor – Proximity and range sensors – Sensing joint forces – Robotic vision system – Image Representation – Image Grabbing –Image processing and analysis – Edge Enhancement – Contrast Stretching – Band Rationing – Image segmentation – Pattern recognition – Training of vision system.

UNIT IV ROBOT CELL DESIGN AND APPLICATION

Robot work cell design and control – Safety in Robotics – Robot cell layouts – Multiple Robots and machine interference – Robot cycle time analysis. Industrial application of robots.

UNIT V ROBOT PROGRAMMING, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND EXPERT SYSTEMS

Methods of Robot Programming – Characteristics of task level languages lead through programming methods – Motion interpolation. Artificial intelligence – Basics – Goals of artificial intelligence – AI techniques–problem representation in AI – Problem reduction and solution techniques – Application of AI and KBES in Robots.

OUTCOMES:

On Completion of the course the student will be able to
 Understand robot kinematics
 Incorporate mechanical components and concepts in robotics
 Understand the basics of various sensors to effectively design a robot
 Design suitable robots for specific applications
 Optimize the robots using Artificial Intelligence

REFERENCES

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2. Koren,Y., “Robotics for Engineers”, McGraw-Hill, 1987
3. Kozyrey, Yu. “Industrial Robots”, MIR Publishers Moscow, 1985.
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6. Groover,M.P., Weis,M., Nagel,R.N. and Odrey,N.G., “Industrial Robotics Technology, Programming and Applications”, McGraw-Hill, Int., 1986
7. Jordanides,T. and Torby,B.J., ,”Expert Systems and Robotics“, Springer –Verlag, New York, May 1991