Course Name | Introduction to Robotics |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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MCE 411 | Spring | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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Course Language | English | |||||||||||
Course Type | Required | |||||||||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||||||||
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Course Objectives | With this course, students will have basic knowledge on fundamental concepts of robotics including kinematics, statics, dynamics and control principles of robot manipulators. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | Provides basic knowledge on fundamentals of robotics such that robot kinematics, robot statics, robot dynamics, robot motion and control principles. |
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Major Area Courses | X | |
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Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction | Robotics Modelling, Planning and Control, B.Siciliano, (Chapter 1) |
2 | Spatial descriptions and transformations | Robotics Modelling, Planning and Control, B.Siciliano, (Chapter 2) |
3 | Manipulator kinematics | Robotics Modelling, Planning and Control, B.Siciliano, (Chapter 2) |
4 | Inverse manipulator kinematics | Robotics Modelling, Planning and Control, B.Siciliano, (Chapter 2) |
5 | Jacobians: velocities and static forces | Robotics Modelling, Planning and Control, B.Siciliano, (Chapter 3) |
6 | Manipulator dynamics | Robotics Modelling, Planning and Control, B.Siciliano, (Chapter 4) |
7 | Trajectory generation | Robotics Modelling, Planning and Control, B.Siciliano, (Chapter 7) |
8 | Midterm Exam | |
9 | Manipulator-mechanism design | Robotics Modelling, Planning and Control, B.Siciliano, (Chapter 5) |
10 | Linear control of manipulators | Robotics Modelling, Planning and Control, B.Siciliano, (Chapter 8) |
11 | Nonlinear control of manipulators | Robotics Modelling, Planning and Control, B.Siciliano, (Chapter 8) |
12 | Force control of manipulators | Robotics Modelling, Planning and Control, B.Siciliano, (Chapter 8) |
13 | Robot programming languages and systems | Robotics Modelling, Planning and Control, B.Siciliano, (Chapter 6) |
14 | Off-line programming systems | Robotics Modelling, Planning and Control, B.Siciliano, (Chapter 6) |
15 | Review of the Semester | |
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Robotics Modelling, Planning and Control, B.Siciliano, L. Sciavicco, L. Villani, G. Oriolo, ISSN 1439-2232, Springer-Verlag London Limited 2010 |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Robot Manipulators: Mathematics, Programming, and Control, R. P. Paul, The MIT Press, 1981. |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | 1 | 20 |
Field Work | ||
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Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 40 |
Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 60 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | |
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 3 | 48 |
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
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Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 20 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 32 | |
Total | 180 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To have knowledge in Mathematics, science, physics knowledge based on mathematics; mathematics with multiple variables, differential equations, statistics, optimization and linear algebra; to be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge in complex engineering problems | X | ||||
2 | To be able to identify, define, formulate, and solve complex mechatronics engineering problems; to be able to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | X | ||||
3 | To be able to design a complex electromechanical system, process, device or product with sensor, actuator, control, hardware, and software to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; to be able to apply modern design methods for this purpose. | X | ||||
4 | To be able to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in Mechatronics Engineering applications; to be able to use information technologies effectively. | X | ||||
5 | To be able to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for investigating Mechatronics Engineering problems. | X | ||||
6 | To be able to work effectively in Mechatronics Engineering disciplinary and multidisciplinary teams; to be able to work individually. | X | ||||
7 | To be able to communicate effectively in Turkish, both in oral and written forms; to be able to author and comprehend written reports, to be able to prepare design and implementation reports, to present effectively, to be able to give and receive clear and comprehensible instructions. | X | ||||
8 | To have knowledge about global and social impact of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; to have knowledge about contemporary issues as they pertain to engineering; to be aware of the legal ramifications of engineering solutions. | |||||
9 | To be aware of ethical behavior, professional and ethical responsibility; information on standards used in engineering applications. | |||||
10 | To have knowledge about industrial practices such as project management, risk management and change management; to have awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; to have knowledge about sustainable development. | |||||
11 | Using a foreign language, he collects information about Mechatronics Engineering and communicates with his colleagues. ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) | X | ||||
12 | To be able to use the second foreign language at intermediate level. | |||||
13 | To recognize the need for lifelong learning; to be able to access information; to be able to follow developments in science and technology; to be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to Mechatronics Engineering. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest