Elements of Robotics Syllabus

Unit 1: Introduction to Robotics

• Brief History, Definition, Robot Anatomy, Three laws, Classification of robots
• Robot terminologies: work volume, Degree of Freedom, resolution, accuracy, repeatability, dexterity, compliance, payload capacity, speed of response etc.
• Wrist assembly, Joint notations, Selection criteria of any robot
• Industrial applications of robot, Futuristic robotics

Unit 2: Robot Drive Systems, End Effectors, and Automation

• Types of drives – Hydraulic, Pneumatic and Electric, Comparison of all such drives
• DC servo motors, Stepper motors, AC servo motor – salient features and applications
• Pulse count calculations
• End effectors - Types of Grippers – Mechanical, Magnetic, vacuum, pneumatic and hydraulic
• Selection and design considerations of grippers

Unit 3: Robot Sensors

• Need for sensors, types of sensors used in Robotics
• Classification and applications of sensors
• Characteristics of sensing devices
• Selections of sensors

Unit 4: Machine Vision

• Robot Vision setup (RVS), block diagram, components
• Working of RVS
• Human vision Vs Robot Vision
• Gradient calculations
• Applications of RVS