AKTU Industrial Automation and Robotics (HTST601) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech Honors Degree in Sensor and Transducer Technology

Course Objectives

1. Basic components of an industrial robot and Sensors used in robotics.
2. Understand the modern concepts of industrial automation, automated flow lines and Automated guided vehicle systems etc.
3. Understand the flexible manufacturing system and role of computer based industrial control.
4. Understand Robot programming methods and Robotapplication, their kinematics, dynamics analysis and design of manipulators.

Course Outcomes

1. Knowledge of basic concepts of a robot.
2. Knowledge of different components and operation with respect to robot design.
3. Knowledge of aware of sensing, machine vision concepts, and its applications.
4. Knowledge of writing programme for robot.
5. Knowledge of able to design robot cell and its applications.

Course Content

UNIT- I: INTRODUCTION

Introduction to automation in Production System, types ofproduction system, Principles and Strategies of Automation, Basic Elements of an Automated System, Advanced Automation Functions, Levels of Automations, Automated Flow Lines with Storage Buffers, Automation for Material Handling, Conveyor Systems, Automated Guided Vehicle Systems, Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems.

Definition of a Robot – Basic Concepts –- Robot components –manipulator-configurations – joints degree of freedom. Types of Robot Drives – Basic Robot Motion types – Point-to-Point Control – Continuous Path Control.

UNIT- II: COMPONENTSANDOPERATIONS

Basic Control System Concepts – open loop and closed loop control-Control System Analysis – Robot Actuation and Feed Back, Manipulators – Direct and Inverse Kinematics, Co- ordinate Transformation – Brief Robot Dynamics, Types of Robot and Effectors – Grippers – Tools as End Effectors – Robot / End Effort Interface.

UNIT- III: SENSING ANDMACHINEVISION

Range Sensing – Proximity Sensing – Touch sensing – Force and Torque Sensing. Introduction to Machine Vision – functions and applications.

UNIT-IV: ROBOT PROGRAMMING

Methods, Languages, programming for pick and place applications palletizing. Capabilities and Limitation, Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Representation, Search Techniques, AI and Robotics.

UNIT- V: ROBOT CELL DESIGNANDAPPLICATIONS

Robot cell design-types and control. Applications of Robots: process Applications in welding and painting, Assembly applications, Material Handling applications.

Text Books

1. K. S. Fu, R. C. Gonalez, C.S.G. Lee, “Robotics Control Sensing Vision and Intelligence”, McGraw Hill International Edition,10987.
2. Tsunco Yoshikawa, “Foundations of Robotics, Analysis and Control”, prentice Hall of India, 2001.

Reference Books

1. Mikell P. Groover, Mitchell Weiss, (2008) “Industrial Robotics, Technology, Programming and Application”, Tata McGraw Hill International Editions,10986.
2. Richard D. Klafter, Thomas A. Chonieleswski and Michael Negin, (1989) “Robotic Engineering – An Integrated Approach”, Prentice Hall Inc., Englewoods Cliffs, NJ, USA,109809 Note: Internal assessment may have a Design and development of small industrial model.