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Learning Methods
Lecture
Workshop
Module Offerings
5603ICBTMA-MAR-PAR
5603ICBTMA-SEP-PAR
Aims
This module will develop students' understanding of the operation and control of industrial robots and will give them the knowledge and skills needed to work safely when designing, working with and producing programs for robots and or robot work cells. The module will cover robot control systems and the different types of sensors, drive systems and end effectors used and their application when used as part of an industrial robot production systems. Students will gain an understanding of the programming methods used and will be involved in applying a range of mechatronics technologies for the design, development, and control of advanced robots. The module will also give learners an understanding of the health and safety and maintenance requirements associated with modern industrial robots.
Learning Outcomes
Module Content
Manipulator elements: electrical and fluid drive systems such as harmonic, cycloidal, shaft, rod, screw, belt, chain; sensors such as absolute and incremental encoders, potentiometers, resolvers, tachometers; brakes; counterbalance devices
Control elements: CPU; system and user memory; interface modules; power Modules
Intelligence: relating to proximity, range, position, force, temperature, sound and gas Sources of error or malfunction: environmental contamination such as smoke, arc flash, dirt, fluids, heat; parallax; wear; data corruption; accessibility; sensitivity; accuracy; design
Programming methods: task programming; manual data input; teach programming; explicit programming; goal-directed programming
Facilities: conditional loops; datum shifts; location shifts; interrupts; peripheral communications; TCP offsets; canned cycles; macros Industrial tasks: such as welding; assembly; machining; gluing; surface coating; machine loading Setting up and executing the program: program/location input; start-up inter-locking; program testing; fine-tuning; automatic operation
Design parameters: layout; cycle times; control; accessibility; error detection; component specification; protection of the robot and peripherals, future developments; hazard analysis such as human, robot design, robot operation,
workplace layout, hardware failure, control system failure, control system malfunction, software failure, external equipment failure, external sensor failure; guarding; fencing; intrusion monitoring; safe system of work; restriction mechanisms
Selection criteria: accuracy; repeatability; velocity; range; operation cycle time; load carrying capacity; life expectancy; reliability; maintenance requirements; control and play-back; cost; memory; fitness for purpose; working envelope
Design: station configuration; parts presentation; fixtures; parts recognition; sensors; cell services; safety interlocks; end effector design; flexibility Implementation factors: company familiarization; planning; robot manufacturer backup; economic analysis and ethical implications; installations scheduling; training
This module will develop learners' understanding of robots and the skills needed to program them for a range of industrial applications
This module provides the knowledge in Manipulator elements, Control elements, intelligence, programming methods, Facilities, Design parameters, selection criteria and design related to robotics.