CSE3133

Fundamentals of robotics

(IT)

G Lowe

6 points + Two-hour lecture and two-hour laboratory practical work per week + First semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: MAT1812 or MAT1020, CSC1030/CSC1062/CSE1303/CSE1306

Synopsis: Introduction to industrial robotics, robot applications, robot drive systems, joint position and velocity sensing, industrial-robot programming methods, end-effectors (design and application), external sensors (visual, tactile), manipulator kinematics, dynamics of robot arms, joint-space feedback control, inverse kinematics, path planning in Cartesian space, and force sensing and control.

Assessment: Examination (3 hours): 60% + Assignments: 16% + Laboratory practical work: 24%