Industrial Robotics

Recommended Prerequisites

Automation, Calculus, Matrix Algebra, Instrumentation, Programming, Industrial Actuators.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical Classes

Presentation of the concepts covered in the course with the help of audiovisual media. Study visit to a manufacturing facility.

Theoretical-Practical Classes

In theoretical-practical classes, problems related to the topics covered in theoretical classes are discussed and solved. Around 30% of classes take place in a laboratory environment. In addition, students must carry out and present the final project of a flexible production cell to be carried out in the laboratory.

Learning Outcomes

In this course, students are expected to be able to accurately formulate the concepts involved in the adoption of manipulation and mobile robotics. They should be capable of systematizing concepts, communicating with specialists to specify interventions, planning and managing robotization processes, intervening at the technical level, and identifying error situations while mobilizing the necessary teams to resolve them. The course involves the development of a project, which in practice means designing a robotic solution for a given problem.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Position and Orientation, Forward and Inverse Kinematics, Velocities and Static Forces, Singularities, Dynamics, Modelling of manipulator kinematics and dynamics in MATLAB, Trajectory planning in space, Sensors, Collaborative Robotics: principles and programming, Offline and Online Programming, Mobile Robotics and Mechanisms, Localization and Navigation, Obstacle Detection, Implementation in ROS.

Head Lecturer(s)

Pedro Alexandre Dias Martins

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Project: 40.0%
Exam: 60.0%

Bibliography

- Peter Corke, Robotics, Vision and Control: Fundamental Algorithms In MATLAB, Second Edition (Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, 118) 2nd ed. 2017

- Robótica Industrial - Indústria 4.0, J. Norberto Pires, Lidel, 2018

- Introduction to Robotics, J.J. Craig, Prentice Hall, 1986.

- Modelling and Control of Robotic Manipulators, L. Sciavicco e B. Siciliano, Mcgraw Hill, 1994.

- Computational Intelligence in Design and Manufacturing, A. Kusiak, John Wiley & Sons, 2000.

- Industrial Robot Programming, JN Pires, Springer, 2006

- Welding Robots, JN Pires et all, Springer, 2006

- Handbook of Robotics, Siciliano et al editors, Springer, 2016