Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
AS20254 Robotics |
| Credits: 5 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 2 at Swindon College |
| Assessment: CW 100% |
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Aims: The aims of this unit are to:
* investigate the main functions of industrial robots; * investigate basic robot programming techniques; * investigate the implementation of robot cells. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit students should be able to: * describe the main functions of industrial robots; * generate programs to simulate industrial operations; * describe the implementation of robot cells. Skills: During this unit students should gain the following skills: Intellectual * gathering, processing and analysing technical information (A) * formulating outcomes (A) * determining key factors in robot design and implementation (A) Professional * making written and verbal presentations (A) * producing programs to control industrial robots (F,A) Practical * developing identification and observational skills to maintain records and contribute to reports (T,A) * carrying out practical investigations of robot systems (F,A) Key * writing reports (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. |