Subject Code:  ME3L503 Name:    Introduction to Robotics  L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit:  3
Pre-Requisite: None
Introduction to robotics, classification of robots, robot components, degree of freedom, robot joints, coordinates, work space analysis, robot languages, applications of robots, characteristics of actuation systems, hydraulic, pneumatic and electric actuation systems, feed-back components, position sensors, velocity sensors; Robot as a mechanism, matrix representation, representation of a frame and rigid body, homogeneous transformation matrices, forward and inverse kinematics of robots, Denavit-Hartenberg (D-H) representation of forward kinematic equations of robots, inverse kinematic solution of robots, dynamics and trajectory planning.

Text/Reference Books:
  1. Ghosal A., Robotics: Fundamental concepts and analysis, Oxford university press.
  2. Groover M.P., Industrial Robotics, Pearson Education.
  3. Mittal R.K., and Nagrath I.J., Robotics and Control, Tata Mc-Graw Hill.
  4. Fu K., Gonzalez R., and Lee C. S. G., Robotics: Control, sensing, vision and intelligence, McGraw Hill.
  5. Klafter R.D., Robotic Engineering, Prentice Hall.
  6. Craig J.J., Introduction to Robotics, Pearson Education.
  7. Spong M.W., and Vidyasagar M., Robot Dynamics & Control, John Wiley & Sons (ASIA) Pte Ltd.
  8. Saha S.K., Introduction to robotics, Tata Mc-Graw Hill.
  9. Jazar R.N., Theory of applied robotics, kinematics, dynamics and control, Springer.