Robotics

Code:

EM0049

Acronym:

R

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Automation

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

Active?	Yes
E-learning page:	https://moodle.fe.up.pt/
Responsible unit:	Automation, Instrumentation and Control Section
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Mechanical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEM	21	Syllabus since 2006/2007	5	-	6	56	160

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Background:
Robotics and automatic transport and storage systems are essential technologies adopted by manufacturing industries. So it is recognized that a mechanical engineer specialized in the automation area, must be familiar with these technologies, its applications and functioning. This unit aims to prepare the students to be able to recognize the suitability and implications of applying the robotics technology and automatic transport and storage systems to specific industrial applications.

Specific Aims:
To provide the students with the necessary tools so they can be able to understand, characterize, specify and use of robotic manipulators, automatic transport and storage systems, as well as to program and operate industrial robotic manipulators.


Previous knowledge:
Automatic control.
Rigid body kinematics.
Driving technologies.
Sensors and instrumentation.
Industrial computing - Programmable Logic Controllers.

Percentual Distribution:
Scientific component (establishes and develops scientific bases) – 30%
Technological component (apply to design and process operation) - 70%

Learning outcomes:
By the end of this course the student will be able to:
- Identify and evaluate the potential use of robotic manipulator systems as well as explain and determine their limitations;
- Identify and classify various types of industrial robots and explain its principles of operation;
- Specify a solution of a robotic cell and critically examine a proposal for a given problem;
- To program an industrial robot;
- Conduct a kinematic analysis of a robotic manipulator;
- Describe the operation of trajectory generation systems used in robotic manipulators;
- Determine the needs of automation for a particular application using robotic manipulators;
- Describe the objectives and main functions associated with transport systems and storage, and explain its importance within an industrial environment;
- Distinguish between solutions based on conveyor belts, automatically guided vehicles of the type "AGV" and solutions based on manual systems;
- Identify and evaluate the alternatives for automatic storage systems.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Robotics and automatic transport and storage systems are essential technologies adopted by manufacturing industries. So it is recognized that a mechanical engineer specialized in the automation area, must be familiar with these technologies, its applications and functioning. This unit aims to prepare the students to be able to recognize the suitability and implications of applying the robotics technology and automatic transport and storage systems to specific industrial applications.

Program

Robotics and Automation: automatic systems for manipulation, transport and storage.
Technological Aspects: physical configurations, sensors and actuators, mechanical driving systems.
Kinematics analysis of industrial robots: direct and inverse kinematics
Trajectory planning.
Programming of industrial robots.
Specification of industrial robots and robotic cells.
Industrial applications: Robotics, AGVs and automatic storages

Mandatory literature

Fu, K. S.; Robotics. ISBN: 0-07-022625-3
Paulo Abreu, António Mendes Lopes; Sebenta da Unidade Curricular(Acetatos e textos) disponíveis para "download" a partir do site da Unidade curricular, 2010

Complementary Bibliography

Groover, Mikell P.; Automation, production systems, and computer-integrated manufacturing. ISBN: 0-13-088978-4
Rembold, U.; Computer integrated manufacturing and engineering. ISBN: 0-201-56541-2
Sciavicco, Lorenzo; Modeling and Control of Robot Manipulators. ISBN: 0-07-114726-8
Craig, John J.; Introduction to Robotics. ISBN: 0-201-09528-9
Groover, Mikell P. 070; Industrial robotics. ISBN: 0-07-100442-4

Teaching methods and learning activities

This course comprises exposition classes supported by audiovisual means related to technology and to the use of automatic systems.
The two hours classes are used to complement the exposition classes, allowing the students to deeply study the robotic manipulators, transport and storage systems, the contact with industrial robots, their use and their application in industrial tasks.

Software

RobotStudio - software programação off-line de robôs

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Control engineering > Robótica Robotics

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
Study	Teste	42,00
Exam	Exame	2,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Study	Estudo autónomo	60
	Total:	60,00

Eligibility for exams

Frequency is attained by the students that are properly enrolled and that don’t exceed the absence limit of classes, according to the General Evaluation Rules of FEUP.

Calculation formula of final grade

Test/Exam 100%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the General Standards Assessment

Classification improvement

The students can improve their classification by doing a written exam (that corresponds to the test – 100%)