ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION
Course Code BME405D
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L: T:P: S) 3:0:0
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 40
Total Marks 100
Credits 03
Exam Hours 3
Examination type (SEE) Theory
Module-1
Industrial Automation: Definition, Types of automation, List basic Devices in Automated Systems, Distinguish
Different Controllers Employed In Automated Systems. Identify Safety in Industrial Automation
Basic Concepts: Definition and origin of robotics – different types of robotics – various generations of robots
– degrees of freedom – Asimov’s laws of robotics
Module-2
Fundamentals of Robotics: robot anatomy, work volume, robot drive systems, control systems, precision of
movement, end effectors, Introduction to Manipulator kinematics, Robot Dynamics.
Basic control systems and components: Basic control systems concepts and models, Controllers, control
system analysis,
Module-3
Robot End Effector: Types of End effectors, Mechanical Grippers, Other types of Grippers, Tools and End
effector, The Robot/End effector interface Consideration in Gripper selecting and Design.
Sensors in Robotics: Transducers and sensors, sensors in robotics, tactile sensors, proximity and range
sensors, uses of sensors in robotics.
Module-4
Robot Programming: Methods of robot programming, lead -through programming methods, a robot program
as a path in space, motion interpolation, wait, signal and delay commands, branching, capabilities and
limitations of lead-through methods.
Module-5
Material handling and Identification Technologies: Overview of Material Handling Systems, Principles and
Design Consideration, Material Transport Systems, Storage Systems, Overview of Automatic Identification
Methods.
Suggested Learning Resources:
Books
1. Mikell P. Groover, Mitchel Weiss, Roger N. Nagel, Nicholas G. Odrey and Ashish Dutta,
“Industrial Robotics: Technology, Programming and Applications”, 2 nd Edition, Tata
McGraw Hill, 2012.
2. Roland Siegwart, Illah R. Nourbakhsh, an d Davide Scaramuzza, “Introduction to Autonomous
Mobile Robots”, 2 nd Edition, PHI, 2011
Web links and Video Lectures (e-Resources):
• NPTEL course on Industrial Robotics
• Videos on Industrial Automation
Activity Based Learning (Suggested Activities in Class)/ Practical Based learning
• Visit any automated production Industry understand the importance and applications of Robots in Automated Industry
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