Introduction to Robotics (EE445) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Introduction to Robotics EE445 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
EE 326
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Demonstration, Drill and Practice, Team/Group, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Babek NASERİ
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Teach the mathematics, design, analysis, and control of robotic systems
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Ability to identify basic components of a robot mechanical arm
  • Ability to understand how to define points, planes, and coordinate frames
  • Ability to understand how to define position and orientation transformation
  • Ability to define joint coordinate frames for a multi-joint robot
  • Ability to define kinematic parameters for a robot
  • Ability to design tasks for robot manipulators
  • Ability to plan Cartesian paths for robot to move
  • Ability to compute robot dynamics, such as inertial forces, centripetal and Coriolis forces, and gravity forces
Course Content Basic components of robotic systems: selection of coordinate frames; homogeneous transformations; solutions to kinematics equations; velocity and force/torque relations; manipulator dynamics in Lagranges formulation; digital simulation of manipulator motion; motion planning; obstacle avoidance; controller design using the computed torque method.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduce robotic systems and their functions. Homogeneous vector, plane, and transformation: points, planes, coordinate frames, position, and orientation transformations Glance at this week’s topics
2 Introduce robotic systems and their functions. Homogeneous vector, plane, and transformation: points, planes, coordinate frames, position, and orientation transformations Review the course notes
3 Rotation transformation: general one-axis rotation, Euler rotation, and RPY rotation Glance at this week’s topics
4 Kinematics: joint coordinate frames and kinematic parameters of a multi-joint robot, forward kinematics representing position and orientation of a robot
5 Kinematics: joint coordinate frames and kinematic parameters of a multi-joint robot, forward kinematics representing position and orientation of a robot Review your notes
6 Inverse Kinematic Solutions: techniques of finding inverse kinematics of various types of robots Glance at this week's notes
7 Inverse Kinematic Solutions: techniques of finding inverse kinematics of various types of robots Glance at this week's notes
8 Differential relationships between different coordinates, Jacobian and inverse Jacobian relation Read from your book
9 Mobile Robots - kinematics and motion planning Glance at the notes
10 Path and trajectory planning - joint path planning and Cartesian path planning Read from your book
11 Dynamics: Lagrangian formulation, computation of inertial forces, centripetal and Coriolois forces and gravity forces Study the course notes
12 Dynamics Study the examples
13 Classical controllers for manipulators
14 Robot task planning, programming, and control Study the notes
15 Final examination period Review the topics
16 Final examination period Review the topics

Sources

Course Book 1. Introduction to Robotics: Mechanics and Control, 2nd Ed., Craig John, Addison Wesley
Other Sources 2. Modeling and Control of Robot Manipulators, Sciavicco and Bruno Siciliano, McGraw-Hill
3. Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots, Siegwart and Nourbakhsh, The MIT Press, 2004

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 8 10
Presentation - -
Project 1 15
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 35
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 12 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Adequate knowledge of subjects related to mathematics, natural sciences, and Electrical and Electronics Engineering discipline; ability to apply theoretical and applied knowledge in those fields to the solution of complex engineering problems. X
2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems, ability to choose and apply appropriate models and analysis methods for this. X
3 An ability to design a system, component, or process under realistic constraints to meet desired needs, and ability to apply modern design approaches for this. X
4 The ability to select and use the necessary modern techniques and tools for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in engineering applications; the ability to use information technologies effectively X
5 Ability to design and conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or discipline-specific research topics. X
6 An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams, and ability of individual working. X
7 Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; knowledge of at least one foreign language; active report writing and understanding written reports, preparing design and production reports, the ability to make effective presentation the ability to give and receive clear and understandable instructions. X
8 Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; the ability to access knowledge, follow the developments in science and technology and continuously stay updated. X
9 Acting compliant with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility, and knowledge of standards used in engineering applications. X
10 Knowledge about professional activities in business, such as project management, risk management, and change management awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; knowledge about sustainable development. X
11 Knowledge about the impacts of engineering practices in universal and societal dimensions on health, environment, and safety. the problems of the current age reflected in the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 3 48
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project 1 15 15
Report
Homework Assignments 8 2 16
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 2 4
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 2 2
Total Workload 133