Engelska Studiehandboken kurser

Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

SME001 Robotics 6.0 ECTS credits

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LANGUAGE: English/Swedish

EXAMINER
Kalevi Hyyppä Univ lekt

PREREQUISITES

COURSE AIM
To provide an understanding of mathematical methods to describe industrial robots and how they are controlled.

CONTENTS
Kinematics (25 %) Mathematical description of the motions of the links in an industrial robot. Dynamics (25 %) Influence of inertia in the moving parts and the available motor power. Robot mechanism design. Trajectory generation and control (40 %) Trajectory planning due to obstacles and workspace limitations. Different methods for trajectory generation. Position control and force control. Control algorithms. Future trends (5 %) A look into the future given by invited speakers from the robot industry. Study tour (5 %) A couple of plants with robots are visited.

TEACHING

EXAMINATION
Written test with differentiated grades.
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ITEMS/CREDITS


Required assignment                                         	0.6ECTS
Laboratory work                                             	1.8ECTS
Written exam                                                	3.6ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
Craig J.J.: Introduction to Robotics; Mechanics and Control, second edition, Addison Wesley, 1989, ISBN 0-201-09528-9.

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