Introduction to robots, Internal and external sensors, actuators: hydraulic, pneumatic and electric actuators, programming of robots.
Homogeneous transformations, D-H parameter notation, direct & inverse kinematics of manipulators: examples of kinematics of some common manipulator configurations.
Jacobian, dynamics of manipulators: L-E formulation, N-E formulation, trajectory planning.
Automation, types of automation, analysis of automated assembly systems, line balancing problems, analysis of automated material handling systems, automated storage and retrieval systems
Recommended Books:
- Robotics: Fundamental concepts and analysis, A. Ghosal, Oxford university press
- Industrial Robotics / Groover M P /Pearson Edu.
- Robotics and Control / Mittal R K &Nagrath I J / TMH.
- Robotics: Control, sensing, vision and intelligence, Fu, K., Gonzalez, R. and Lee, C. S. G McGraw Hill.
- Robotic Engineering / Richard D. Klafter,
- Introduction to Robotics / John J Craig / Pearson Edu. Prentice Hall
- Robot Dynamics & Control – Mark W. Spong and M. Vidyasagar / John Wiley & Sons (ASIA) Pte Ltd.
- Automation, Production systems and Computer Intigrated Manufacturing – M P Groover, Prentice Hall India.
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