MEC4456 - Robotics

Leader: D Oetomo

Offered

Clayton Second semester 2007 (Day)
Malaysia Second semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

Spatial descriptions and transformations. Manipulator forward and inverse kinematics. Differential relationships and Jacobian. Manipulator dynamics: Lagrangian and Newton Euler formulations. Design of mechanisms 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. Introduction to image processing and analysis and machine vision. Advanced mathematical formulations. Introduction to advanced robotics. A self-directed learning component completes the unit.

Assessment

Examination (2 hours): 70%
Project and laboratory work: 30%

Contact hours

22 lectures, 22 practice class/laboratory hours

Prerequisites

MEC3462