Description

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is the trend towards automation in manufacturing technologies. The micro course aims at delivering a basic knowledge of robotics with an emphasis on the understanding of the concepts. The early modules briefly classifies robots, introduces the fundamental components of a robot, and their accessories. The next module describes the robot structures, configurations, and applications in a manufacturing system.

The later modules then explore how to use matrices to express simple and complex rotations, and homogeneous transformations to specify the location and direction of a coordinate system relative to other reference coordinate systems. It also covers the well-known Denavit-Hartenberg algorithm and the forward kinematics of robot arms. The last module explores the basic principles of trajectory planning with high-order polynomials in joint space.

This micro course is intended for students in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and other areas related with robotics. It balances the physical interpretation of fundamental concepts and mathematical topics like linear algebra and differential equations that are used to explain the motion and path of robot arms. The micro course offers many application examples to demonstrate the concepts. Each module has its activities to improve the student’s grasp of robotics concepts, and to foster the student’s skills in analysis, design, and synthesis.

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Prerequisite

None

Micro Learning Outcomes

Upon completing this micro course, participants will:
1. explain the components of robots, their configuration, and applications in a manufacturing system.
2. apply the role forward kinematics in robot arms.
3. analyze the planned trajectory of a robot arm in a production cell.

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