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Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title Robotics
Module Code MM559 (ITS) / MEC1070 (Banner)
Faculty Engineering & Computing School Mechanical & Manufacturing Eng
Module Co-ordinatorHarry Esmonde
Module Teachers-
NFQ level 9 Credit Rating 7.5
Pre-requisite Not Available
Co-requisite Not Available
Compatibles Not Available
Incompatibles Not Available
Repeat examination
Description

This module gives students an understanding of the issues involved in the mechanical design, modelling and control of robotic manipulators

Learning Outcomes

1. Define object location mathematically in three dimensions.
2. Describe the robot links and joint types. Assign coordinate frames to robotic manipulators and describe base to end effector transformations for various robot geometries.
3. Apply Inverse kinematic analysis to determine joint space coordinates required to achieve end effector position and orientation.
4. Solve kinematic problems for small movement based on differential analysis. Determine the Jacobian matrix for differential movement of robotic manipulators.
5. Determine trajectories for robotic movement including kinematic constraints.
6. Analyse static force equilibrium of robotic arms using Newton Euler theory
7. Analyse robot dynamics using Lagragian analysis.
8. Apply advanced strategies in robotic control.
9. Use vision based servo control of manipulators
10. Consider the ethical implications of using robotic systems.



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture36No Description
Tutorial12No Description
Independent Study139No Description
Total Workload: 187

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Object location in 3-D Cartesian space.

Forward and inverse kinematic modelling of multi link manipulators.

Dynamic solution of robot manipulators.

Control and actuation of manipulators

Trajectory planniing

Vision Systems

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment50% Examination Weight50%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
AssignmentThe coursework is an assignment submitted in two parts on an individual basis. The assignment covers all technical aspects of the module. The applied nature of the material (including analysis, programming and discussion of numerical results) does not lend itself to platforms such as Chatgpt etc.50%Sem 2 End
Indicative Reading List

  • P.J. McKerrow: 1991, Introduction to Robotics, Addison Wesley,
  • Saeed Benjamin Niku: 2011, Introduction to robotics, Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 0470604468
Other Resources

65278, Software, Varadom Toochinda, 2014, Robot Analysis and Control with Scilab and RTSX, https://scilabdotninja.wordpress.com/rtsx/,

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