Materials handling and robotics
A Shrivastava
2 points * 13 lecture hours, 13 laboratory/tutorial hours * Second semester * Caulfield * Prerequisites: TEC3265
Introduction to automated materials handling and robotics. Mechanisation of parts handling, parts feeding and transfer mechanisms, automated production and assembly. Fixed automation systems: flow line, group technology. Flexible manufacturing system. Robotics: basic components and functions of robots, type and capabilities of commercially available robots, direct and reverse kinetics for object manipulation and control of robots and brief introduction to a control language.
Assessment
Examinations (3 hours): 70% * Tests and assignments: 30%
Recommended texts
McKerrow P Introduction to robotics Addison-Wesley, 1991
Williams D J Manufacturing systems: An introduction to the technique Chapman and Hall