CM4101 Industrial Robotics Syllabus:

CM4101 Industrial Robotics Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 To teach students the basics of robotics, construction features, sensor applications, robot cell design, robot programming and application of artificial intelligence and expert systems in robotics.

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.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

The student will be able to design robots and robotic work cells and write program for controlling the robots. The student will be able to apply artificial intelligence and expert systems in robotics.

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