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Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

SME001 Robotics 6.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Quarter III

LANGUAGE:English/Swedish

EXAMINER
Kalevi Hyyppä Univ lekt


PREREQUISITES
SMR017 Automatic Control

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.
COURSE GRADE SCALE:

ITEMS/CREDITS
Required assignment 0.60ECTS
Laboratory work 1.80ECTS
Written exam 3.60ECTS

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


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