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Fundamentals of Robotics & Applications Semester VI

Course Code BRA654C CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L: T:P: S) 3:0:0:0 SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 40 Total Marks 100
Credits 03 Exam Hours 03
Examination nature (SEE) Theory
Course Overview:
Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of electronic engineering and mechanical engineering. Robotics
involves design, construction, operation, and use of robots. The goal of robotics is to design machines that
can help and assist humans. Robotics integrates fields of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering,
information engineering, mechatronics, electronics, bioengineering, computer engineering, control
engineering, software engineering, mathematics, etc.
Course Objectives:
The objectives of this course are to:
1. Understand and discuss the fundamental elementary concepts of Robotics.
2. Provide insight into different types of robots.
3. Explain intelligent module for robotic motion control.
4. Educate on various path planning techniques.
5. Illustrate the working of innovative robotic devices
Teaching-Learning Process (General Instructions)
These are sample Strategies, which teachers can use to accelerate the attainment of thevarious
course outcomes.
1. The lecturer's approach (L) does not have to be limited to traditional methods of teaching. It is
possible to incorporate alternative and effective teaching methods to achieve the desired
outcomes.
2. Utilize videos and animations to illustrate the functioning of different techniques used in the
manufacturing of smart materials.
3. Foster collaborative learning exercises within the classroom to encourage group participation
and engagement.
4. Pose a minimum of three Higher Order Thinking (HOT) questions during class discussions to
stimulate critical thinking among students.
5. Implement Problem-Based Learning (PBL) as an approach that enhances students' analytical
skills and nurtures their ability to design, evaluate, generalize, and analyze information,
rather than solely relying on rote memorization.
Module-1
Introduction to Robotics: Introduction to Robotics and Automation, laws of robot,brief history of
robotics, basic components of robot, robot specifications, classification of robots, human system and
robotics, safety measures in robotics, social impact, Robotics market and the future prospects,
advantages and disadvantages of robots.
Module-2
Robot Anatomy and Motion Analysis: Anatomy of a Robot, Robot configurations: polar, cylindrical,
Cartesian, and jointed arm configurations, Robot links and joints, Degrees of freedom: types of
movements, vertical, radial and rotational traverse, roll, pitch and yaw, Wok volume/envelope, Robot
kinematics: Introduction to direct and inverse kinematics, transformations and rotation matrix.
Module-3
Robot Drives and End Effectors: Robot drive systems: Hydraulic, Pneumatic and Electric drive
systems, classification of end effectors, mechanical grippers, vacuum grippers, magnetic grippers,
adhesive gripper, gripper force analysis and gripper design, 1 DoF, 2 DoF, multiple degrees of freedom
robot hand, tools as end effectors, Robot control types: limited sequence control, point-to-point control,
playback with continuous path control, and intelligent control.
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Module-4
Path Planning: Definition-Joint space technique, Use of P-degree polynomial-Cubic, polynomial-
Cartesian space technique, parametric descriptions, straight line and circular paths,
position and orientation planning.
Module-5
Robotics Applications: Material Handling: pick and place, palletizing and depalletizing, machining
loading and unloading, welding & assembly, Medical, agricultural and space applications, unmanned
vehicles: ground, ariel and underwater applications, robotic for computer integrated manufacturing.
Types of robots: Manipulator, Legged robot, wheeled robot, aerial robots, Industrial robots, Humanoids,
Cobots, Autonomous robots, and Swarm robots
Course Outcomes (COs) (Course Skill Set)
At the end of the course, the student will be able to :
1. Understand the significance, social impact and future prospects of robotics and automationin
various engineering applications.
2. Identify and describe the components and anatomy of robotic system.
3. Know about various path planning techniques and analyze different motions of robotics
system
4. Use the suitable drives and end-effectors for a given robotics application.
5. Apply robotics concept to automate the monotonous and hazardous tasks and categorizevarious
types of robots based on the design and applications in real world scenarios.
Assessment Details (both CIE and SEE)
The weightage of Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) is 50% and for Semester End Exam (SEE) is 50%.
The minimum passing mark for the CIE is 40% of the maximum marks (20 marks out of 50) and for the
SEE minimum passing mark is 35% of the maximum marks (18 out of 50 marks). A student shall be
deemed to have satisfied the academic requirements and earned the credits allotted to each subject/
course if the student secures a minimum of 40% (40 marks out of 100) in the sum total of the CIE
(Continuous Internal Evaluation) and SEE (Semester End Examination) taken together.

Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE):

• For the Assignment component of the CIE, there are 25 marks and for the InternalAssessment Test
component, there are 25 marks.
• The first test will be administered after 40-50% of the syllabus has been covered, and thesecond
test will be administered after 85-90% of the syllabus has been covered
• Any two assignment methods mentioned in the 22OB2.4, if an assignment is project-basedthen
only one assignment for the course shall be planned. The teacher should not conduct two
assignments at the end of the semester if two assignments are planned.
• For the course, CIE marks will be based on a scaled-down sum of two tests and othermethods
of assessment.
Internal Assessment Test question paper is designed to attain the different levels of Bloom’s
taxonomy as per the outcome defined for the course.

Semester-End Examination (SEE):

• Theory SEE will be conducted by University as per the scheduled timetable, with common
question papers for the course (duration 03 hours).
• The question paper will have ten questions. Each question is set for 20 marks.
• There will be 2 questions from each module. Each of the two questions under a module (witha
maximum of 3 sub-questions), should have a mix of topics under that module.
• The students have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
• Marks scored shall be proportionally reduced to 50 marks
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Suggested Learning Resources:

TEXT BOOKS:
1. S.R. Deb, Robotics Technology and flexible automation, Tata McGraw-Hill Education,2009.
2. Mikell P. Groover et. al., "Industrial Robots - Technology, Programming andApplications",
McGraw Hill, Special Edition, (2012).
3. Ganesh S Hegde, “A textbook on Industrial Robotics”, University science press, 3rdedition,
2017.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Richard D Klafter, Thomas A Chmielewski, Michael Negin, "Robotics Engineering – AnIntegrated
Approach", Eastern Economy Edition, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., 2006.
2. Fu K S, Gonzalez R C, Lee C.S.G, "Robotics: Control, Sensing, Vision and Intelligence",McGraw
Hill, 1987. https://www.robots.com/applications.
3. https://www.asme.org/engineering-topics/articles/bioengineering/top-6robotic-
applications-in-medicine.
Web links and Video Lectures (e-Resources):

• https://roboticscasual.com/ros-tutorial-pick-and-place-task-with-the-moveit-c-interface/
• https://roboticscasual.com/ros-tutorial-simulate-ur5-robot-in-gazebo-urdf-explained/
• https://roboticscasual.com/the-best-degrees-to-work-in-robotics/
• https://roboticscasual.com/robotics-tutorials/
• https://www.ieee-ras.org/educational-resources-outreach/educational-material-in-robotics-
and- automation
• https://www.academia.edu/20361073/Web_Based_Control_and_Robotics_Education_pdf
• https://github.com/Developer-Y/cs-video-courses
• https://www.isa.org/

Activity Based Learning (Suggested Activities in Class)/ Practical Based learning

• Adaptation of Content from Different Disciplines
• Constructivist Approaches to Learning
• Situated Learning Methodology
• Flipped Classroom
• Gamification
• Online Interactive Tools
• Collaborative and Individual Project-Based Assessment
• Quizzes/Assignment, etc