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Robotics

ABOUT THE COURSE:

The course will start with a brief introduction to robots and robotics. The motivation behind keeping robots in modern industries will be discussed. After providing a brief history of robotics, different components of a robotic system will be identified. The method of determining degrees of freedom of a robotic system will be discussed with some examples. After classifying the robots based on certain criteria, workspace analysis of manipulators will be carried out. Applications of robots in different areas like in manufacturing units, medical science, space, and others, will be discussed. Various methods of robot teaching will be explained with some suitable examples. Economic analysis will be conducted to decide whether we should purchase a robot. Both forward and inverse kinematics problems will be solved with the help of some suitable examples. To ensure smooth variation of joint angles of the robot, trajectory planning schemes will be explained. After carrying out velocity analysis with the help of Jacobian matrix, inverse dynamics problems of robots will be solved using Lagrange-Euler formulation. Control scheme used in robots to realize the joint torques will be discussed. Besides manipulators, analysis will be carried out on wheeled and multi-legged robots. The working principles of various sensors used in robots will be explained in detail. The steps to be followed in robot vision will be discussed with some suitable examples. The principles of motion planning algorithms will be explained in detail. Thus, this course will deal with all the issues related to kinematics, dynamics, control schemes and robot intelligence.

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Final Exam (in-person, invigilated, currently conducted in India) is mandatory for Certification and has INR Rs. 1100 as exam fee.

INTENDED AUDIENCE:
Students belonging to all disciplines of Engineering, Researchers and practicing Engineers can take this course

CORE/ELECTIVE: Core

UG/PG: Combined UG and PG course

PREREQUISITES: NIL

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: 1. RDCIS, Ranchi 2. CMERI, Durgapur 3. Reliance Industries, 4. C-DAC, Kolkata, and others

11204 students have enrolled already!!

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:



I am Prof. Dilip Kumar Pratihar. I received BE (Hons.) and M. Tech. from REC (NIT) Durgapur, India, in 1988 and 1994, respectively. I obtained my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur, India in 2000. I received University Gold Medal, A.M. Das Memorial Medal, Institution of Engineers’ (I) Medal, and others. I completed my post-doctoral studies in Japan and then, in Germany under the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship Programme. I am working now as a Professor (HAG scale) of IIT Kharagpur, India. My research areas include robotics, soft computing and manufacturing science. I have published more than 200 papers, mostly in various international journals. I have written a textbook on “Soft Computing”, co-authored another textbook on “Analytical Engineering Mechanics”, edited a book on “Intelligent and Autonomous Systems”, co-authored reference books on “Modeling and Analysis of Six-legged Robots”, “Modeling and Simulations of Robotic Systems Using Soft Computing” and “Modeling and Analysis of Laser Metal Forming Processes by Finite Element and Soft Computing Methods”. Recently, I have published another textbook named “Fundamentals of Robotics”. I have guided 18 Ph.D.s. I am in editorial board of 14 International Journals. I have been elected as FIE, MASME and SMIEEE. I have completed a few sponsored (funded by DST, DAE, MHRD) and consultancy projects.

COURSE LAYOUT:

Week 1  : Introduction to Robots and Robotics
Week 2  : Introduction to Robots and Robotics; Robot Kinematics
Week 3  : Robot Kinematics
Week 4  : Robot Kinematics; Trajectory Planning
Week 5  : Robot Dynamics
Week 6  : Control Scheme; Sensors; Robot Vision
Week 7  : Robot Vision; Robot Motion Planning
Week 8  : Intelligent Robot; Biped Walking; Summary

SUGGESTED READING MATERIALS:

1.Fundamentals of Robotics by D.K. Pratihar, Narosa Publishing House, New-Delhi, 2017
2.Robotics by K.S. Fu, R.C. Gonzalez, C.S.G. Lee, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1987
3.Introduction to Robotics by J.J. Craig, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1986
CERTIFICATION EXAM :
  • The exam is optional for a fee.
  • Date and Time of Exam: October 7, 2018 (Sunday): 
  • Time of Exams: Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon session: 2pm to 5pm.
  • Exam for this Course will be available in both morning & afternoon sessions.
  • Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
  • The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published.

CERTIFICATE:

  • Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score
  • 25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of  Best 6 out of 8 assignments
  • E-Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam and score greater than or equal to 40% final score. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur.It will be e-verifiable at http://nptel.ac.in/noc/