ROBOTICS
Unit I
Introduction: Basic components of robotic system, classification of a robot, characteristic of robot,
performance, advantages and disadvantages of robot, applications of a robot.
Unit II
Kinematics for manipulators, homogeneous transformations, solution of kinematics equation,
Lagrangion equation, and manipulator dynamics, iterative Newton-Euler dynamics formations.
Unit III
Position planning, position velocity and force control, controller design, digital simulation.
Unit IV
Sensing system: types of sensors, Robot sensing technology and sensing system design, machine
vision, artificial intelligence, control technique.
Unit V
Programming language for robots, applications of computer controlled robots in manufacturing and
programmable automation.
Books:
Introduction to Robotics : John J Craig.