Assembly automation
G Lowe
3 points * 2 hours per week * First/Second semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: RDT6300
Assembly procedures including mechanical and electronic industrial assembly, SCARA robots, external sensing requirements, compliancy in wrists, force-control loops for assembly programming, high-level programming language requirements, gripper design, methods of parts delivery, interfacing to industrial equipment, product design for assembly.
Assessment
Examination: 70% * Written assignments: 30%
Recommended texts
Asfahl C R Robots and manufacturing automation Wiley, 1985
Boothroyd G and Dewhurst P Product design for assembly Wakefield, 1989
Boothroyd G Assembly automation and product design Dekker, 1992
Owen A E Assembly with robots Kogan Page, 1985