Introduction to Robotics (EE445) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Introduction to Robotics EE445 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
EE326
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
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 in mathematics, science and engineering subjects pertaining to the relevant discipline; ability to use theoretical and applied knowledge in these areas in the solution of complex engineering problems.
2 Ability to formulate, and solve complex mechatronics engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3 Ability to design a complex mechatronics engineering system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.
4 Ability to select and use modern techniques and tools needed for analyzing and solving complex problems encountered in mechatronics engineering and robot technology practices; ability to employ information technologies effectively.
5 Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex mechatronics engineering and robot technology problems or research questions.
6 Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually.
7 Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; knowledge of a minimum of one foreign language; ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear and intelligible instructions.
8 Awareness of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself
9 a-) Knowledge on behavior according to ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility b-) Knowledge on standards used in engineering practices.
10 a-) Knowledge about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management b-) Awareness in entrepreneurship, innovation; knowledge about sustainable development.
11 Knowledge about the global and social effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety, and contemporary issues of the century reflected into the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.
12 Competency on defining, analyzing and surveying databases and other sources, proposing solutions based on research work and scientific results and communicate and publish numerical and conceptual solutions in the field of mechatronics engineering.
13 Consciousness on the environment and social responsibility, competencies on observation, improvement and modify and implementation of projects for the society and social relations and be an individual within the society in such a way that planning, improving or changing the norms with a criticism.

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