SRM UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

COURSE PLAN M.Tech(ECE)

Course Code : ME0570
Course Title : Robotics and Robot Applications
Year/Semester : II / III
Course Time : ODD Semester YEAR: 2012



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No

Date/Day
order

No. of
Hours

Title

References(code
of the textbook/
Reference book
1

1
Physical considerations of robotics,
Automation and Robotics
R2/C1
2



2
Definition and advantages of robots, Laws
of robotics, automation and robotics
Laws of robotics, Functions ,History of
robots
R1/C1
R2/C1 3
4

1
Objectives of industrial robotics,
Advantages and Disadvantages of robots,
types of industrial robots.
R3/C2
5
2 Anatomy of a Robot, Its classification,
mechanical design of a robot
R2/C2
6
1 Types of joints, Robot arms, hands,
qualities
R2/C2
7
2 Robot specifications and robot
performance testing
R1/C1
8
1 Robot drive systems and introduction to
kinematics of robots
R1/C3
9

2+1
Forward and reverse transformation of the
2 degree of freedom arm, homogenous
transformation and forward robot
kinematics
R1/C2
10
2 Problems on kinematics of robots ,
Dynamics of a robot
R1/C2
11
1 Introduction to End effectors R1/C4
12
2 Classification of end effectors, Gripper
force analysis and gripper design
R1/C4,R2/C5
13
1
Simple problems on gripper design R2/C5
14
2 Robot control systems and its components R2/C3
15
1 Intro to Sensors and its characteristics R2/C6,R1/C5
16
2 Classification of sensors R1/C5
17
1 Range sensors and method of selection of
a correct sensor
R1/C5
18
2 Introduction to vision system in robotics
and its components
R2/C7
19
1 Advantages, applications of vision system
in robotics
R2/C7
20
2 Robot work cell layouts and controls R2/C11
21
1 Work cell control methods and its
controller, robot cycle time analysis
R2/C11
22
2 Introduction to robot programming and
methods to robot programming
R2/C8
23

1
WAIT,SIGNAL and DELAY commands
,branching and limitations of lead through
programming
R2/C8
24
2 Textual robot languages, requirements,
problems associated with languages
R2/C8
25
1 Constants, variables. data objects, motion
commands
R2/C8
26
2 Program control and sub routines R2/C8
27
1 Robot applications -Welding
R1/C10,R2/C20
28
2 Robot applications in spray painting,
material handling and machine loading,
unloading.
29
1 Safety considerations in robots R2/C17


REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Deb. S.R., "Robotics Technology and Flexible Automation", Tata McGraw - Hill
Publishing Company Limited, 1994
2. Mikell. P. Groover, 'Industrial Robotics Technology', Programming and Applications,
McGraw Hill Co, 1995
3. Klafter. R.D, Chmielewski.T.A. and Noggin's., 'Robot Engineering : An Integrated
Approach', Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.,1994
4. Fu. K. S., Gonzalez. R. C. & Lee C.S.G., 'Robotics control, sensing, vision and
intelligence', McGraw Hill Book co, 1987
5. Craig. J . J . 'Introduction to Robotics mechanics and control', Addison- Wesley, 1999
6. Ray Asfahl. C., 'Robots and Manufacturing Automation', J ohn Wiley & Sons Inc., 1985


Name of the faculty
Signature Dean / Mechanical
(Mr.K.Sairam)