Manipulator kinematics
Continuous path motion calculation using manipulators
Inverse kinematics of manipulators and mobile robots
Advanced control methods and path planning
Ladder logic and PLC control
PLC interface to robotics
Vision systems as applied to robots
Applications
Dynamics
Process control
Safety

100% coursework comprising of:
- 25% 10 minute presentation (Learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3)
- 75% a 2500 word report on robotics as applied in a specific situation (Learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3)

Practical laboratory sessions (1 hour per week) will be complemented with theory in the form of hand-outs, recommended reading, tutorials and lectures (2 hours per week). In addition to this you will receive Technical Instruction on the use of MATLAB (1 hour) and PLC's (2 hours).

Laboratory facilities consisting of MATLAB and control systems training facilities. PC, control software, interface cards, servo motors, oscilloscopes, digital storage oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, signal generators, etc.
Laboratory robot manipulators.
PLC and miniature conveyor belt mock-ups. Vision system software.
Library resources (books on robotics, several robotics journals accessible online, full IEEE Xplore access to academic papers, and various magazines)

None.

Kurfess.T., Robotics and Automation Handbook , Boca Raton, Fla. London : CRC (2005), ISBN/ISSN: 0849318041
Bolton.W., Programmable Logic Controllers, Oxford : Elsevier (2005), ISBN/ISSN: 1856177513
Niku. S., Introduction to Robotics: Analysis, Control, Application, 2nd Ed, Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons, (2011) ISBN: 0470604468

Jazar. R., Theory of Applied Robotics: Kinematics, Dynamics and Control, London: Springer, (2010), ISBN: 1441917497

Spong, M., Robot Modeling and Control, Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons (2006), ISBN/ISSN: 0471649902
Craig, J.J., Introduction to Robotics, Mechanics and Control, 3rd Ed, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson (2005), ISBN/ISSN: 1292040041
Corke, P., Robotics, Vision and Control: Fundamental Algorithms in MATLAB, London: Springer, (2011), ISBN/ISSN: 3642201431

1. APPLY KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS AS APPLIED TO A ROBOT MANIPULATOR.
(Analysis, Problem Solving)

2. EMPLOY TECHNIQUES OF ENQUIRY TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO A RANGE OF ROBOTIC CONTROL PROBLEMS.
(Communication, Enquiry)

3. DEMONSTRATE AN ADVANCED UNDERSTANDING OF KEY CONCEPTS OF ROBOT APPLICATION.
(Application, Knowledge & Understanding, Reflection)