An Introduction to sensors and Transducers, History and definitions, Smart Sensing, AI sensing, Need of sensors in Robotics
Position sensors – optical, non-optical, Velocity sensors, Accelerometers, Proximity Sensors – Contact, non-contact, Range Sensing, touch and Slip Sensors, Force and Torque Sensors
Different sensing variables – smell, Heat or Temperature, Humidity, Light, Speech or Voice recognition Systems, Telepresence and related technologies
Robotics Actuator- Hydraulic rotary and linear actuators. Hydraulic components in robots, Power Pistons-Linear, Rotary pistons, Drive Motors-Flapper motor, geared motor- Electrohydraulic circuits.
Control Techniques- DC Motor, AC motor, stepper motors, General aspects of robot control, hydraulic position servo, computer-controlled servo system for robot applications, selection of robot drive systems.
Reference Book:
1.Julian W Gardner, “Micro Sensor MEMS and Smart Devicesâ€, John Wiley & Sons, 2001. 2.Paul W Chapman, “Smart Sensorsâ€, an Independent Learning Module Series, 1996. 3.Mikell P Groover & Nicholas G Odrey, Mitchel Weiss, Roger N Nagel, Ashish Dutta, “Industrial Robotics, Technology programming and Applicationsâ€, Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 2012. 4.Robert J. Schilling, “Fundamentals of Robotics Analysis and Controlâ€, PHI Learning., 2009. 5.John J. Craig, “Introduction to Robotics Mechanics and Controlâ€, Third Edition, Pearson, 2008.
Text Book:
1.SabrieSoloman, “Sensors and Control Systems in Manufacturingâ€, McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, 2nd Edition, 2009. 2.Richard D. Klafter, Thomas.A, ChriElewski, Michael Negin, “Robotics Engineering an Integrated Approachâ€, Phi Learning., 2009.
