Applied and industrial robotics
Summary
This course is a real contact with industrial robotic applications. Components and mechanisms are reminded. The fields of microtechnical assembly and packaging are treated. CTOs from established companies (BlueBotics, Adept, Maxon motors and UniTechnologies) are involved in this course.
Content
Components and mechnaisms:
- Dynamic behavior
- Materials
- Guides, transmissions
- Flexible guides
Applications:
- High precision robots and Micro-actuators
- Micro-robots
- Peripherals
Industristrial key note talks (year dependant)
- Industrial micro assembly (concepts and machines)
- Frequesncy analysis and characterization of a robotic machine iin nidustry.
- Industrial applications and cost evaluation
- Actuation technology and application
Keywords
Robotics, Micro Robotics, Mechanisms, Robotic assembly, Applications, Industrial Robotics,
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
Basics of Robotics
Basics of control
MICRO 450 (Basics of robotics for manipulation)
Recommended courses
Basics of Robotics for manipulation, Vibration Systems, Control and advanced control, Conception de mécanismes I et II
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Argue the choice of components or industrial robots for given applications.
- Choose or select an appropriate assembly technique or a robot.
- Design an industrial robotics installation
- Judge the quality of a mechanism or a peripheral element in robotics
- Assess / Evaluate the choices made
- Specify economic challenge of an industrial robotics installation
- Assess / Evaluate the cost of an industrial robotics installation
- Use theoretical knowledge to support the specifications of an industrial application
Transversal skills
- Assess progress against the plan, and adapt the plan as appropriate.
- Give feedback (critique) in an appropriate fashion.
- Identify the different roles that are involved in well-functioning teams and assume different roles, including leadership roles.
- Evaluate one's own performance in the team, receive and respond appropriately to feedback.
- Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.
- Manage priorities.
- Communicate effectively with professionals from other disciplines.
Teaching methods
Course ex cathedra + exercices + sub project + keynote talks
Expected student activities
Exercice + subproject company visit
Assessment methods
Midterm
+ subproject report
+ Written exam
Supervision
| Office hours | Yes |
| Assistants | Yes |
| Forum | Yes |
| Others |
Resources
Notes/Handbook
Lecture notes- available in PDF - on moodle
Moodle Link
In the programs
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Written (summer session)
- Subject examined: Applied and industrial robotics
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Written (summer session)
- Subject examined: Applied and industrial robotics
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Written (summer session)
- Subject examined: Applied and industrial robotics
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Written (summer session)
- Subject examined: Applied and industrial robotics
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional