Introduction to Robotics
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Introduction to Robotics Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Introduction to Robotics (subject code 3164208) as prescribed for CS-AI/ML · Semester 6 divides the course into 6 units, covering 37 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3164208)Unit 1 Introduction to Robotics - Brief History, Basic Concepts of
- Elements of robotic Systems i.e. robot anatomy
- Classification of robotic systems on the basis of various parameters
- Applications of robotics
- Need of automation
- Industrial applications of robot
Unit 2 Actuators, Grippers, and Sensors for Robotics - Actuators and
- its types
- Grippers for Robotics - Types of Grippers
- Design Considerations
- accuracy and repeatability of robot
- Force analysis for various basic gripper system
- Subject Code : 3164208 Subject Name : Introduction to Robotics
Unit 3 Sensors for Robots - Types of Sensors used in Robotics,
- Classification and applications of sensors
- Characteristics of sensing devices
- Selections of sensors
- Need for sensors and vision system in the working and control of a robot
Unit 4 Mobile Robots, Kinematics and Dynamics, Drives and Control
- for Robotics – Drive
- Types of Drives
- Types of transmission systems
- Control Systems: Types of Controllers
- Motion Controls
Unit 5 Programming and Languages for Robotics - Robot
- Programming: Methods of robot programming
- SIGNAL and DELAY commands
- Programming Languages: Generations of Robotic Languages
- Introduction to various types such as VAL, RAIL, AML, Python
- ROS etc.
- Development of languages since WAVE till ROS
Unit 6 AI in Robotics - Need of AI in robotics, Problem solving,
- Learning Methods
- Role of Genetic Algorithms and Artificial Neural Networks (ANN)
- Trends and applications of AI in robotics
- Total Hours : 42 Textbook : 1
- Introduction to Robotics 2e, TATA McGraw Hills Education (2014) 2
- Asitava Ghoshal
- Robotics: Fundamental concepts and analysis
- Oxford University Press (2006) 3
- Dilip Kumar Pratihar
- Fundamentals of Robotics
- Narosa Publishing House