Robotics & Industrial Automation
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Robotics & Industrial Automation Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Robotics & Industrial Automation (subject code 4352005) as prescribed for Mechatronics · Semester 5 divides the course into 5 units, covering 25 listed topics. This curriculum applies from the July-2023 intake. 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 (4352005)Unit 1 Introduction to Robot & Industrial Automation
- 1.1. Robot-definition, need, brief history, social justification
- 1.2. Robot terminology, basic concepts, and key features
- 1.3. Robot anatomy.
- 1.4. Classification of robot according to: Robotics & Industrial Automation Course Code: 4352005 types of system, control loop, structure of manipulator (Cartesian, cylindrical, spherical, articulated, SCARA)
- 1.5. Degree of freedom: concept measuring and importance.
- 1.6. Introduction to Automation , its types and its future scope.
Unit 2 Robot Configurations & Robot Control System
- 2.1. End effecters: types, sketches, working and applications
- 2.2. Drives: types and applications.
- 2.3. Control systems : Open loop and close loop with applications and its elements
- 2.4. Robot configurations :
- 2.5. Stand above, In-line, Cycle independent.
- 2.6. Selection criteria for robot
- 2.7. Robot machine vision
Unit 3 Robotic Controls
- 3.1. Need and scope of robot control
- 3.2. Levels of controls: Device controller, Work cell controller , Area controller, Plant host
- 3.3. Servo and non-servo control systems: Types, basic principles and block diagram
- 3.4. Controllers: Robot as work cell controller, Programmable logic controller, work cell control with local area networking, multiple network levels.
Unit 4 Introduction to Robot Programming
- 4.1. Need and functions of programming
- 4.2. Methods of robot programming: Manual Teaching, Lead through, Programming languages.
- 4.3. Programming languages: Types, features and applications
- 4.4. Simulation for robot movements
Unit 5 Robotics Applications in recent Industrial Automation , Maintenance & Safety
- 5.1. Applications of robots in today’s Automation (including special types)
- 5.2. Robot maintenance: Need and types.
- 5.3. Common troubles and remedies in robot operation.
- 5.4. General safety norms, aspects and precautions in robot handling
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