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SIR SYED UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, KARACHI

Electronic Engineering Department


EE 462 ROBOTICS
Course Objective: The course is aimed to cover the all necessary fundamentals of robotics, its
components and subsystem and its application. It provides the understanding of robot and robotics.
Furthermore, it provides the basic understanding of sensors, actuators, control system that are used in
robotics and robotics application. After this course students will be able to design a robot and able to
integrate a robot in appropriate applications.
Pre-requisites by Topics: Matrix Algebra, Feedback Control Theory and Analysis, AC, DC, Stepper
and Servo Motors.
Instructors:
Engr. Muhammad Asif (Section C & D)

Engr. Muhammad Rafay Khan (Section G)

Engr. Fahad Ahmed Siddiqui (Section A & B)

Engr. Aleem Ahmed (Section E & F)

Recommended Books:
Introduction to Robotics, Analysis, Systems, Application by SAEED B. NIKU
Introduction to Robotics: Mechanics and Control, 3/E, by JOHN J. CRAIG
Course website: www.robo-ssuet.tk

No. of weeks
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02 03
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04 06
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07 08
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09 13
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Week 16

Course Outline Breakup


Lecture Contents/Material
Introduction To Robotics: What is robot?, Classification of Robots, Advantages and
Disadvantages of Robots, Robot Components, Degree of Freedom, Joints, Robot
Coordinates, Reference Frames, Programming Modes, Robot Characteristics, Robot
Workspace, Robot Languages, Application of Robots
Spatial Descriptions And Transformation: Robot as Mechanisms, Matrix
Representation, Description of Position and Orientation, Frames and Displacement
mappings, Homogeneous transforms, Transformation of free vectors, examples.
Manipulator Forward Kinematics: Link description, link connection, Denavit
Hartenberg parameters, examples.
Manipulator Inverse Kinematics: Solvability, algebraic and geometric approaches,
Degeneracy and Dexterity, Examples.
Differential Motions and Velocities, Dynamic Analysis and Forces, Trajectory
Planning
Actuators: Characteristics of Actuating Systems, Comparison of Actuating Systems,
Hydraulic and Pneumatics Devices, Electric Motors in Robotics.
Sensors: Sensor Characteristics, Position Sensors, Velocity Sensors, Acceleration
Sensors, Touch and Tactile Sensors, Proximity Sensors, Range Finder.
Discussion on selected problems and course revision.

Marks Distribution: Midterm 15%, Quizzes/Assignments 05%, Final Exams 80% = Total 100%

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