Course Details

Undergraduate Track: Foundational Robotics

TBD

Recommended Prerequisites

Basic Reading Comprehension, Basic Computer Skills, Basic Internet Browsing Skills

What You’ll Learn

Course Module Listing

Foundational Robotics

Cover Page

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Introduction to Robotics

History of Robots and Robotics

History of Robots and Robotics

Fundamental Elements of Robotics

Classification of Robots

Importance of Robotics in the Industrial Revolution of the Future

Outline of the Textbook

Practice Questions

References

Post-Chapter Survey

Chapter 2: Kinematics

Forward Kinematics

Inverse Kinematics

Differential Kinematics and Dynamics

Post-Chapter Survey

Chapter 3: Mobile Robots

Introduction

Types of Mobile Robots

Kinematics of Wheeled Robots

Sensors Used in Mobile Robot Navigation

Methods in Navigation and Control of Mobile Robots

Summary

Practice Questions

References

Post-Chapter Survey

Chapter 4: Trajectory Generation, Path Planning, And Control

Trajectory Generation, Path Planning, and Control

Trajectory Generation

Path Planning

Motion and Force Control

Post-Chapter Survey

Chapter 5: Human-Robot Collaborative Manufacturing

Human-Robot Collaborative Assembly in Hybrid Manufacturing Cell

Human-Robot Handover

Human-Robot Cooperative Manipulation

Post-Chapter Survey