Robotic Engineering
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The official GTU curriculum for Robotic Engineering (subject code 2181706) as prescribed for IC · Semester 8 divides the course into 6 units, covering 31 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 (2181706)Unit 1 Basic Concepts
- Definition and origin of robotics
- different types of robotics
- various generations of robots
- degrees of freedom
- Asimov‘s laws of robotics
- dynamic stabilization of robots
Unit 2 Power Sources
- pneumatic and electric drives
- determination of HP of motor and gearing ratio
- variable speed arrangements
- path determination
- micro machines in robotics
Unit 3 Manipulators, Actuators and Grippers
- Construction of manipulators – manipulator dynamics and force control
- electronic and pneumatic manipulator control circuits
- end effectors
- various types of grippers – design considerations
Unit 4 Kinematics and Path Planning
- Solution of inverse kinematics problem
- multiple solution Jacobean work envelop
- hill climbing techniques
- introduction to robot programming languages
Unit 5 Sensors and Intelligent Robots
- Introduction to robotic sensors
- vision systems
- Range detectors
- assembly aid devices
- force and torque sensors
- machine vision
- fiber optic and tactile sensors
Unit 6 Case Studies
- Multiple robots
- machine interface
- robots in manufacturing and non- manufacturing applications
- robot cell design
- selection of robot