FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND LIFE SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

TEST 2
COURSE CODE : FSD3193
COURSE NAME : ROBOTIC AND AUTOMATION
LECTURER : HARIZAL BIN HAMID
PROGRAMME : BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS) INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
SEMESTER : NOV 2020
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: 2/2/2021
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QUESTION 1 (20 MARKS)

a. With a suitable diagram, discuss the basic principle robotic control system
using: -
i. Hydraulic power source
ii. Pneumatic power source
iii. Electrical power source

b. Discuss the application of actuator in robotic In your discussion please support

with a relevant diagram

c. Discuss a workspace in robotic system.

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a)i.

-A hydraulic pump is a hydraulic system's power source and needs a prime

mover to produce fluid flow. Hydraulic systems in robotic applications have
become common. The most common hydraulic pumps used in hydraulic
systems are

ii.

-A pneumatic power supply requires five things to operate. This begins with
the compressor, then a tank, valves, circuits, actuator and valves. The air is
then used by an actuator to achieve something.
iii.

-Electricity is used to power the movement and control of the robot. Power
comes in the form of electricity, a simple electrical circuit, which would have
to pass through a wire and source from a battery. Also fuel-powered machines
that get their power solely from petrol will need an electric current to start the
combustion process.

b) The future of robotics will focus heavily on force/torque powered actuators.

Electric actuators are ideal, but not optimized. Robotic arms can replicate the
capacity of human arms and legs on many dimensions. Human muscles in the
limbs, however, can also store strength and have a kind of internal elasticity.
c) workspace of a robot is the space in which the mechanism is working
(purely and simple) shape and volume are the most important things. The
shape is important for the definition of the environment where the robot will
work. The structure of workspace is important in assuring kinematic
characteristics of the robot. The dimensions are important for determination the
reach of the end-effector. Despite this definition is still widespread, several
authors also refer to workspace as work volume or work envelope.
Additionally, it is possible to add more information to this definition and
obtain more definitions. Main characteristics of the workspace are the
important thing. In the computation of robot workspace, what is most
important is its shape and volume (dimensions and structure). Both aspects
have a significant importance due to their impact on the design and
manipulability of the robot.
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• The major influence on the dimensions of workspace is exerted by
the dimensions of links of the robot and the mechanical limitations
of the joints (both active and passive).
• The shape may very depending on the geometrical structure of the
robot (interference between links) as well as properties of the DoF
(quantity, type of joint and joint limits, both active and passive).
• The structure of workspace is defined by the structure of the robot
and the dimensions of its links.