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Credit points: 6.00
Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. A. E. Samuel
Contact: 26 hours of lectures and 13 hours of practice classes
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Upon completion students should:
- understand the classification and function of the spectrum of robots
- have skill in devising methods for enhancing the performance of several robot types
- appreciate the bases of the long term development of robots in industry
Content:
Overview and classification of robot systems: pick and place devices, continuous path manipulators. Robot vision, voice actuators, obstacle avoidance, movement strategies. Programming and response: point to point programming, teach mode programming, space and tool coordinates, programming for flexible manufacture, human factors in the management of robot systems. Kinematics of robot arms: multi-degree-of-freedom manipulators. Industrial task description and robot requirements. Dynamics. Six degree-of-freedom robot arms, non-linear systems, real time dynamics, predicted limits to performance. Control: motion resolvers, passive compliant devices, obstacle avoidance control, force feedback and vision control.
Assessment:
A three-hour examination; project work during the course to a maximum of 5,000 words or equivalent.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 117)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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