Course detail
Robots and Manipulators
FSI-FRM-A Acad. year: 2019/2020 Summer semester
Application of industrial robots and manipulators to the automated and robotized production. Basic and derived types of industrial robots, their control and programming. Drives and gearboxes in the design of industrial robots. End-effectors of industrial robots and their application in the workplaces. Exercises are focused on the practical robot demonstrations and their programming.
Language of instruction
English
Number of ECTS credits
3
Supervisor
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Students are provided with the latest information about new forms and applications of industrial robots and manipulators and their programming. Great emphasis is placed on practical use.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of designing production machines and robots.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures. Teaching is suplemented by practical laboratory work. According to the possibility of teaching can be organized lectures for students by practitioners and excursions to companies focused on activities related to the course content.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Graded course-unit credit is awarded on the following conditions:
1. Attendance at laboratory tutorials – 100 %.
2. Properly elaborated and approved reports of the laboratory tutorials.
Aims
The aim of the course is to make students familiar with the basics of modern industry robotics. Students are provided with practical knowledge of a project, design, control and applications of IRaM.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
The course-unit credit tests student’s knowledge and the ability of practical application by oral or writting. The course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having worked out and submitted an individually assigned semester project. Attendance at seminars is obligatory. Seminars contain both the theoretical lessons in the class and the practical lessons in the laboratory of IPMSaR.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme M2E-A: Industrial Engineering, Master's
branch M-IND: Industrial Engineering, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
26 hours, optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Industrial robots as a part of production machines
2. Robot and manipulators generations, types of IRaM
3. System approach to robots and their action, perception and control sub-systems
4. Action subsystems, basic kinematic chain of positioning devices of IRaM
5. Basic types of industrial robots
6. Derived types of industrial robots
7. Positioning mechanism of industrial robots
8. Orientation mechanism of industrial robots
9. Design elements of robots machineware (electrical and fluid drives)
10. End effectors of IRaM
11. Peripheral devices and other equipments of robotized workcells
12. Examples of robotized workcells
13. Robots of future and Industry 4.0
Laboratory exercise
13 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Jogging with KUKA robot.
2. KUKA robot programing – USER level.
3. KUKA robot programing – USER level.
4. KUKA robot programing – EXPERT level.
5. KUKA robot programing – EXPERT level.
6. Off-line robot programing.
7. Final test.