MEC 529 - Introduction to Robotics: Theory and Applications

Topics: robot components and mechanatronic aspects of robotics (sensors, actuators, and effectors, system integration); rotation, translation, rigid-body transform; robotics foundations in kinematics and inverse kinematics, dynamics, serial and parallel manipulators and their duality, introduction to mobile robots and LEGO Robotics, control theories, motion planning, trajectory generation, grasping and manipulation, robotic programming language, industrial robotics, manufacturing automation, and societal impacts. Include hands-on projects.

3 credits

Grading Letter graded (A, A-, B+, etc.)

Offered Spring