Robotic Engineering — Winter 2022

List and state three laws of robotics stated by Isaac Asimov.

List the type of robot joints along with notation, symbol and description.

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List in detail specifications of an industrial robot.

Discuss any one of the types of gripper mechanism.

Describe the rotation matrix in detail.

Explain in detail history of robotics, along with various generations of robots that came into existence.

Explain a robot cell and its use.

Explain how to decide the HP rating of a motor?

Explain in detail various types of grippers in robotics.

Explain in detail hydraulic actuator.

What points are considered while selecting HP rating of a motor?

What is robot programming? Explain in detail various types of robot programming.

What is a Tactile Sensor?

Define degree of freedom, robot, repeatability and links.

The coordinates of a point Pabc=(4,3,2)Tin the body coordinates frame oabc are rotated through 45° about OZ axis. Determine the coordinates of the vector Pxyz with respect to base reference coordinate frame.

List any 3 types of arms used in industrial robot manipulators.

What are the uses of sensor in robotics? What are the types of sensors used in robotics?

Explain in detail Jacobian Transpose method for solving inverse kinematic problem.

What is meant by pitch, yaw and roll? What is meant by a work envelope?

Differentiate between path planning and trajectory planning.

Discuss the performance characteristics of actuators. Compare electrical, pneumatic & hydraulic actuators for their characteristics.

What is the workspace? Explain in detail.

Explain types of wrists of robots in robotics.

Explain the working of DC servo motors used in robotics.