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 Academic Year:
| 2013/4 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Mechanical Engineering (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office) |
| Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 at Swindon College |
| Assessment:
| CW100 |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: The aims of this unit are to investigate the main functions of industrial robots, basic robot programming techniques and the implementation of robot cells. Learning Outcomes: On completion of the unit the student should be able to: * Identify and analyse the main functions of industrial robots; * Generate programs to simulate industrial robot operations; * Determine key factors in robot cell implementation. Skills: During this unit students should gain the following skills: Intellectual * gathering, processing and analysing technical information (F, A) * formulating outcomes (F, A) * determining key factors in robot design and implementation (T, A) Professional * making written and verbal presentations (F, A) * producing programs to control industrial robots (T, F,A) Practical * developing identification and observational skills to maintain records and contribute to reports (T,A) * carrying out practical investigations of robot systems (T, F,A) Key * writing reports (F, A) * using software to develop robot control programs (T,A). Content: This unit concentrates on: * the design and configuration of industrial robots including drives, sensors and control systems * typical applications of robots including geometry, end of arm tooling operations and sources of error * programming methods, communication and interfacing of other components and control systems * cell design, layout, cycle times, guarding, robot protection, error detection, monitoring and economic analysis. |
| Programme availability: |
LP20602 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
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