MEC4456

Robotics

(ENG)

B Shirinzadeh

6 points + 22 lectures, 8 tutorial/laboratory hours + First semester + Clayton

Synopsis: Spatial descriptions and transformations. Manipulator forward and inverse kinematics. Differential relationships and Jacobian. Manipulator dynamics: Lagrangian and Newton Euler formulations. Design of manipulators and end-effectors. Actuation, sensing and control. Computational geometry for design, manufacture, and path planning. Robotics in manufacturing and automation. Techniques for modelling, simulation and programming of robotic tasks. Image processing and analysis. Advanced mathematical formulations. Introduction to advanced robotics.

Assessment: Examinations: 70% + Project and laboratory work: 30%