Robotics
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Robotics Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Robotics (subject code 3362004) as prescribed for Production · Semester 6 divides the course into 5 units, covering 28 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 (3362004)Unit 1 Elements of Robot
- 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: types of system, control loop, structure of manipulator (Cartesian, cylindrical, spherical, articulated)
- 1.5. Degree of freedom: concept measuring and importance.
Unit 2 Robot Sensors
- 2.1. End effecters: types, sketches, working and applications
- 2.2. Drives: types and applications.
- 2.3. Sensing devices: Optical sensors, Proximity sensors, LVDT, Thermocouple, RTD, Thermistor , Force sensing – strain gauge, piezoelectric, Acoustic sensing
- 2.4. Control systems : Open loop and close loop with applications and its elements
- 2.5. Robot configurations :
- 2.6. Stand above, In-line, Cycle independent.
- 2.7. Selection criteria for robot
- 2.8. 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. Controlling methods: Types, Computed torque technique, New minimum time control, Variable structure control, Non-linear decoupled feedback control, Resolved motion control, Adaptive control
- 3.5. electrical hardware,
- 3.6. programming languages
- 3.7. Controllers: Robot as work cell controller, Programmable logic controller, work cell control with local Robotics Course code: 3362004 GTU/NITTTR/Bhopal/14 Gujarat State 3 Unit Major Learning Outcomes (in cognitive domain) Topics and Sub-topics area networking, multiple network levels.
Unit 4 Introduct ion to Robot Program ming
- 4.1. Need and functions of programming
- 4.2. Methods of robot programming: Manual Teaching, Lead through, Programming languages. Programming with graphics.
- 4.3. Programming languages: Types, features and applications
- 4.4. Simulation for robot movements
Unit 5 Robotics Applicati ons, Maintena nce and Safety
- 5.1. Applications of robots (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