ENGR3771 Robotic Systems

Dr Nasser Asgari

2017

4.5

3 x 1-hour lectures weekly
10 x 2-hour practicals per semester
4 x 2-hour project works per semester

ENGR2772 - Sensors and Actuators

1 of ENGR3103, ENGR9771 has been successfully completed

Knowledge of simple control systems such as might be gained from undertaking ENGR2712 Electronic Design and Automation or ENGR2182 Design and Automation.

Industrial robots, programming of an industrial robot on a simulator and on a real robot to perform various tasks, coordinate conversion, hydraulic actuators, sensors and interfacing, designing mobile robots and the required programming to perform different tasks, advanced encoders, digital servo motors, motor sizing and use of different types of motors in robots, motor control , communication in robots, navigation and use of various sensors such as sonar, ranging sensors, gyroscope, and GPS in robots, vision system and integrating it with an industrial robot.

The topic introduces the students to different types of industrial and non-industrial robots and programming of them to perform different tasks. It covers the basic and advanced sensors used in mobile robots, choosing the type and right size of motors for a robot , interfacing them properly to the robot controller, writing a control program for the robot, and make it act better and more intelligently.

At the completion of the topic, students are expected to be able to:

Understand the structure and types of industrial and non-industrial robots
Program an industrial robot on a simulator and test it on a real robot
Program a mobile robot to perform specific tasks
Calculate and select the right motor size for a robot and interface it properly to the robot controller
Interface navigation sensors to a robot and writing control programs for them
Have the knowledge of how to make a robot act better and more intelligently
Have improved their capacity to work independently and/or as a member of a team

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