Section outline
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Welcome to Introduction to Robotics Course Spring 2021
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Course Delivery Plan
Course Code: CSE444: Introduction to RoboticsDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering
Course Code : CSE444 Credit Hours: 3
Faculty: Fazle Rabbi(FR)
Contact: 01521 223611 Email: fazle.cse@diu.edu.bd
Course Title : Introduction to Robotics
CSE444 Introduction to Robotics: Definition of Robot, Types of Robots (manipulator, legged robot, wheeled robot, autonomous underwater vehicles), Use of Robots, Asimov’s Laws of Robotics, History of Robotics, Key components of Robot, Sensors: Introduction, working principles and use of sensors (vision, force, LDR, temperature, smoke, accelerometer gyroscope, laser, tilt, compass, PIR, Infrared etc), Actuators and different actuators (DC motor, servo motor, stepper motor etc) working principles and usage, Robot programming with AD conversion and interfacing different hardware, sensors etc, Control theory of robotics; Obstacle avoidance, object tracking and motion control etc; Advance robotic control and operations.LESSON DELIVERY PLAN
Course Intended Learning Outcome:By the end of the course, the student will be able to:
· Explain what robots are and what they can do;
· Knowledgeably discuss the ethical considerations of using robots to help solve societal challenges;
· Reflect on the future role and development of robotics in human society;
· Intuitively explain what does sensors and actuators do and how they can be used according to the specifications of the problem and nature of the environments;
· Write appropriate robot programs by understanding the nature of the sensors, and actuators
· Implement state-of-the-art algorithms for solving robotic tasks;
· Describe mathematically the odometry and the control mechanism for robot manipulation;
· Apply the mathematical, algorithmic and control principles of autonomous mobile robots to implement a working robot through physical construction and software development.
Lesson Delivery Plan:Week
Course Content
Lesson Outcomes
Teaching Learning
Strategy
Assessment Strategy
Week 1
Theory Session 1:
Definition of Robot, Types of Robots (manipulator, legged robot, wheeled robot, autonomous underwater vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles), Use of Robots, Asimov’s Laws of Robotics, History of Robotics
Able to acquire the knowledge of introductory robotics
Lecture and Video Sharing
Quiz
Week 2
Theory Session 2:
Key Components of a Robot, Introduction and Working Principles of Sensors (vision sensor, force sensor, light-dependent resistor (LDR), temperature sensor, smoke sensor, accelerometer gyroscope, laser sensor, tilt sensor, compass)
Able to explain the components of robots
and sensors
Lecture, Interaction and Group Discussion
Course Project Assign
Week 3
Theory Session 3:
Introduction and Working Principles of Sensors (infrared transmitter-receiver, infrared sensor array, PIR sensor, sonar sensor)
Able to differentiate among the sensors and understand the working principles
Lecture, Interaction and Group Discussion
Class Test 1
Week 4
Theory Session 4:
Introduction and Working Principles of Actuators (DC motor, servo motor, stepper motor)
Able to explain the difference between motors and understand the working principles
Lecture, interaction and Group Discussion
Presentation-1 on Course Project
Week 5
Theory Session 5:
Interfacing Hardware (Motor Driver, ADC, Op-Amp) and Micro-controllers
Able to understand the necessity of interface hardware and the basics of micro-controllers
Lecture, interaction and Group Discussion
Class Test 2
Week 6
Theory Session 6:
Robot Programming (loop, register, signal, rule-based modelling)
Able to acquire the knowledge of basic micro-controller programming
Lecture, interaction and Group Discussion
Week 7
Theory Session 7:
Robot Programming (analogue to digital conversion (ADC), interrupt, timer)
Able to know the usage of ADC, interrupt and timer
Lecture, interaction and Group Discussion
Presentation 2 on Course Project
Week 8
Theory Session 8:
Robot Programming (Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) and motor speed control using PWM)
Able to implement PWM for motor speed control
Lecture, interaction and Group Discussion
Week 9
Theory Session 9:
Wireless Communication (RC module and Bluetooth module interfacing with micro-controller, Teleoperation of Robot)
Able to acquire the knowledge of wireless modules and teleoperation
Lecture, interaction and Group Discussion
Week 10
Theory Session 10:
Control Theory of Robotic Systems (feedback control, PID controller)
Able to understand the error-correction techniques using feedback
Lecture, interaction and Group Discussion
Class Test 3
Week 11
Theory Session 11:
Control Theory of Robotic Systems (robot odometry, differential drive and navigation)
Able to calculate the pose of a robot and navigate the robot using differential drive strategy
Lecture, interaction and Group Discussion
Presentation 3 on Course Project
Week 12
Theory Session 12:
Obstacle avoidance/tracking for mobile robots
Able to understand the obstacle avoidance/tracking principle and write program according to sensor data
Lecture, interaction and Group Discussion
Course Project Demo
Week 13
Theory Session 13:
Motion Planning Strategies for Static Environments, Implementation of Motion Planning Algorithms
Able to acquire the knowledge of motion planning and enable the robot plan by itself
Lecture, interaction and Group Discussion
Recommended Books
Text Books:
1. Introduction to Robotics: Analysis, Control, Applications, By Saeed B. Niku, 2nd Edition
2. ROS Robot Programming Book By Turtlebot3 Developers
3. Introduction to Autonomous Robots: Kinematics, Perception, Localization and Planning, By ENikolausCorrell, 1st Edition
4. Arduino Robotics by John David Warren, Apress, 2011
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