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Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

LP: EE16010
B.E/B.Tech/M.E/M.Tech : B.E. - EC Regulation: 2016 Rev. No: 00
PG Specialisation : -NA- Date: 28/06/2018
Sub. Code / Sub. Name : EE16010 – Robotics and Automation (Common Elective-EC & EE)
Unit : I

Unit Syllabus:
BASIC CONCEPTS AND CLASSIFICATION OF ROBOTIC SYSTEMS
Definition and origin of robotics – different types of robotics – various generations of robots –
degrees of freedom Basic structure of a robot - Classification of robots: Cartesian, Cylindrical, Spherical,
Articulated, SCARA. Accuracy, resolution and repeatability of robots. Robot application in manufacturing:
Material transfers - Machine loading and unloading - Processing operations - Assembly and inspection.

Objective:
To study the various parts and classification of robots and fields of robotics.

Session Teaching
Topics to be covered Ref
No * Aids
Syllabus overview and discussion about robotics & its technology
1 1-8 PPT
(past/present/future)
1,2,6,
2 Definition and origin of robotics, Different types of robotics PPT/ICT
7,8
Various generations of robots, robotic systems and robot anatomy (Basic structure
3 1,2,3 PPT
of a robot), Asimov’s laws of robotics

4 Types of joints and links, Degrees of freedom 1,3 PPT

5 Classification of robots based on coordinate system: Cartesian, Cylindrical 1,2 PPT

6 Coordinate systems cont. : Spherical, Articulated, SCARA 1,2 PPT

Accuracy, Resolution and Repeatability of robots, Robot application in 1,2,3,

7 PPT/ICT
manufacturing: Material transfers 7,8
1,2,3,
8 Robot application in manufacturing: Machine loading and unloading PPT
6,7

9 Processing operations - Assembly and inspection 1,3 PPT

Content beyond syllabus covered (if any): Types of joints and links, Asimov’s laws of robotics

* Session duration: 50 minutes

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Sub. Code / Sub. Name: EE16010 – Robotics and Automation

Unit : II

Unit Syllabus :
SENSORS AND VISION SYSTEMS
Types of sensors, tactile sensors, proximity sensors and speed sensors – Encoder, resolvers – Touch
sensors – Force and torque sensors - Vision systems: Image processing and analysis, Segmentation, Feature
extraction, Object Recognition.

Objective:
To study about the sensor and vision systems of robots.

Session Teaching
Topics to be covered Ref
No * Aids

10 Introduction to sensors and vision systems; Types of sensors - Tactile sensors 1,2,3,8 PPT/ICT

11 Proximity sensors and speed sensors 1,2,3 PPT

12 Encoder based sensor 1,2,3 PPT

13 Resolvers & Touch sensors 1,2,3,8 PPT

14 Force and torque sensors 1,2,3 PPT

15 Vision systems: Image processing and analysis, Color image models 1,2,3,8 PPT/ICT

16 Image Segmentation & its methods 1,2 PPT

- CAT-I - -

17 Feature extraction 1,2 PPT

18 Object Recognition, Example of vision systems 1,2,3,8 PPT/ICT

Content beyond syllabus covered (if any): Color image models, Example of vision systems

* Session duration: 50 mins

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Sub. Code / Sub. Name: EE16010 – Robotics and Automation

Unit : III

Unit Syllabus :
MANIPULATORS, ACTUATORS AND GRIPPERS
Construction of manipulators – manipulator dynamics and force control – electronic and pneumatic
manipulator control circuits – end effectors – various types of grippers – design considerations.

Objective:
To study about manipulators, gripper and actuator.

Session Teaching
Topics to be covered Ref
No * Aids

19 Construction of manipulators– manipulator dynamics-Newton-Euler formulation 1,2,3 PPT

20 (Cont.) Newton-Euler formulation 1,2,3 PPT

21 Manipulator dynamics: Lagrangian-Euler formulation 1,2,3 PPT

22 (Cont.) Lagrangian-Euler formulation 1,2,3 PPT

23 Control of robotic manipulators-force control 1,2 PPT

24 Electronic manipulator control circuits 2,4 PPT

25 Pneumatic manipulator control circuits 2,4 PPT

26 End effectors – various types of grippers 3 PPT

27 Design considerations 1,3 PPT

Content beyond syllabus covered (if any): -

* Session duration: 50 mins

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Sub. Code / Sub. Name: EE16010 – Robotics and Automation

Unit : IV

Unit Syllabus :
KINEMATICS AND PATH PLANNING
Solution of inverse kinematics problem – multiple solution jacobian work envelope – hill Climbing
Techniques – robot programming languages

Objective:
To study various kinematics of robots, trajectory planning and robot programming languages.

Session Teaching
Topics to be covered Ref
No * Aids

28 Kinematics basics, Direct kinematics 1,2,3 PPT

29 Third-order polynomial Joint space Trajectory planning 1,2,3 PPT

30 Solution of inverse kinematics problem 1,2,3 PPT

31 (Cont.) Solution of inverse kinematics problem 1,2,3 PPT

32 Multiple solution jacobian work envelope 1,4 PPT

33 Hill Climbing Techniques 3,8 PPT

- CAT-II - -

34 Robot programming languages 3 PPT

35 (Cont.) robot programming languages 3 PPT

36 (Cont.) robot programming languages 3 PPT

Content beyond syllabus covered (if any): Kinematics basics, Direct kinematics, Third-order polynomial Joint space
Trajectory planning

* Session duration: 50 mins

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Sub. Code / Sub. Name: EE16010 – Robotics and Automation

Unit : V

Unit Syllabus :
FACTORY AUTOMATION
Flexible Manufacturing Systems concept – Automatic feeding lines, ASRS, transfer lines, automatic
inspection – Computer Integrated Manufacture – CNC, intelligent automation, Industrial networking, bus
standards.

Objective:
To study the various factory automation and specific applications.

Session Teaching
Topics to be covered Ref
No * Aids
Flexible Manufacturing Systems concept; Implementation principles and issues;
37 7 PPT
Automatic feeding lines

38 Automatic storage and retrieval system - ASRS 7 PPT

39 Transfer lines 7 PPT

40 Automatic inspection 1,7 PPT

41 Computer Integrated Manufacture 7 PPT

42 CNC 7 PPT

43 Intelligent automation 3,7,8 PPT

44 Industrial networking; Bus standards 3,7,8 PPT

45 Bus standards (Cont.); Future applications of robot ; Revision of syllabus topics 5,6,7,8 PPT/ICT

- CAT-III - -

Content beyond syllabus covered (if any): Implementation principles and issues, Future applications of robot

* Session duration: 50 mins

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Sub. Code / Sub. Name: EE16010 – Robotics and Automation

REFERENCES:

1. Mittal R K, Nagrath I J, “Robotics and control”, Tata McGraw Hill, 2010.

2. Saeed B. Niku, “An Introduction to Robotics: Analysis, systems and applications”, Pearson Education, 2009.

3. Mikell P. Groover, Mitchell Weiss, Roger N. Nagel and Nicholas G. Odrey, “Industrial Robotics”,
Tata Mc Graw Hill, 2010.

4. Richard D Klafter, and Michael Negin, “Robotics Engineering”, Prentice Hall, 2009.

5. S K Saha, “Introduction to Robotics”, Tata McGraw Hill, 2010.

6. John.J. Craig, “Introduction to Robotics: Mechanics and control”, Pearson Education, 2009.

7. Mikell P. Groover, “Automation, Production systems and Computer Integrated Manufacturing”, Prentice Hall
India Pvt. Ltd., 2011.

8. http://nptel.ac.in/courses/112101099/ ; http://nptel.ac.in/courses/112101098/ and much more internet

resources.

Prepared by Approved by

Signature /signed/ /signed/

Name S.P.SIVAGNANA SUBRAMANIAN Dr. S.MUTHUKUMAR

Designation Assistant Professor – EC HOD-EC

Date 02/07/2018 02/07/2018

Remarks *: -

Remarks *: -

* If the same lesson plan is followed in the subsequent semester/year it should be mentioned
and signed by the Faculty and the HOD