Intelligent Industrial Robots (PDF 66P)

Lecture Notes on Industrial Robotics and Automation

This note fundamentals of robotics, Robotic drive system and controller, Sensors, Introduction to machine vision, Robot kinematics and robot programming, Automation and industrial applications.

Author(s): Tushar Kanta Mahapatra, KIIT Polytechnic Bhubaneshwar

39 Pages

Introduction to Robotics Lecture Notes

This note provides an overview of robot mechanisms, dynamics, and intelligent controls. Topics covered includes: planar and spatial kinematics, and motion planning, mechanism design for manipulators and mobile robots, multi-rigid-body dynamics, 3D graphic simulation, control design, actuators, and sensors, wireless networking, task modeling, human-machine interface, and embedded software.

Author(s): Prof. Harry Asada and Prof. John Leonard

NA Pages

Robotics Lecture Notes

This note deals with two major components: robot manipulators and image processing. Topics covered includes: Manipulator kinematic configurations and the robot work space, Manipulator specifications and criteria for selection, Task primitives and programming, Determining path trajectories, Static forces and their control, Manipulator dynamics, Manipulator control, Manipulator peripherals, Sensor integration.

Author(s): The University of Minnesota

NA Pages

Intelligent Industrial Robots (PDF 66P)

An intelligent industrial robot is a remarkably useful combination of a manipulator, sensors and controls. This PDF covers the following topics related to Industrial Robotics : Introduction, Automation and Robotics, Robot Characteristics, Robot Control Strategies, Artificial Neural Networks, Robot Arm Kinematics, Manipulator Arm Kinematic Equations.

Author(s): Wanek Golnazarian, Ernest L. Hall, University of Cincinnati

66 Pages