Robotics
Students gain knowledge of the fundamentals of the development and application of robotic systems. They gain insight into the design of robot components and are able to apply the mathematical foundations of robotics. They are familiar with key programming methods for robots and are capable of programming simple robotic tasks.
Content:
Introduction: Types of industrial robots, economic significance
Mechanics of robots: Kinematic chain, main axes, wrist axes, motion unit, motors, gear systems, measurement systems
Kinematics of robots: Coordinate transformations, workspace, Jacobian matrix, singular configurations
Dynamics of robots: Direct and inverse dynamics
Robot control systems: Architecture, operating systems, motion control, monitoring, decentralized single-axis control, torque feedforward, centralized multi-axis control
Trajectory planning: Point-to-point motion (PTP), continuous path motion (CP)
Robot programming: Programming methods, programming languages
End effectors: Grippers, welding tools, assembly tools
Sensors: Types of sensors, integration into robot control systems
Kinematic and dynamic parameters
Calibration
Safety, deployment planning
In a nutshell
Courses of study
- B.Sc. Maschinenbau
- B.Sc. Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen
Lecturers
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Janós Zierath
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilko Flügge (Fraunhofer IGP)
- Dipl.-Ing. Steffen Dryba (Fraunhofer IGP)
- Dipl.-Ing. Oliver Wurst (Fraunhofer IGP)
Content: 2 SWS Lecture, 2 SWS Seminar
Credit points: 6
Period: Winter semester