Course Details

Foundational Robotics

About This Course

Foundational Robotics is a full textbook that focuses on the fundamental knowledge of robotics and its application in manufacturing. Designed for higher-level undergraduate study on robotics, it provides an overview of basic topics of robotics: Kinematics, Mobile Robots, Trajectory Generation, Path Planning and Control, and Human Robot-Collaborative Manufacturing. The textbook contains 42 animations and simulations, 9 videos on CoppeliaSim programming related to robotics, multiple CopelliaSim exercises that students can download, and interactive practice questions for each chapter to support student learning. In addition to accessing the work through EducateWorkforce, students and instructors can receive a free professional-quality PDF version of the textbook published by Clemson University Press or purchase a hard copy of the work at a low price.

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