Course Details

Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
8ME421INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS3+0+03515.08.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Developing basic understanding of robot manipulators and applications;
Providing fundamental background on robot kinematics, dynamics, and control;
Presenting the common simulation tools for robot manipulators.
Course Content The course covers the kinematic and dynamic analysis of robot manipulators. Topics include rigid transformations, robot kinematics, dynamics, differential kinematics and Jacobian, robot arm trajectory planning, basic feedback control systems for robot arms, and robot vision.
Course Methods and Techniques 13 weeks of F2F classes.
5 homework (30%),
1 project (15%),
1 midterm (25%),
1 final exam (30%)
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Samet Güler
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Mark W. Spong, Seth Hutchinson, M. Vidyasagar, “Robot Modeling and Control”, Wiley, 2005,
K.S. Fu, R.C. González, C.S.G. Lee, “Robotics: control, sensing, vision, and intelligence”, McGraw-Hill, 1987.

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %10
Engineering %90

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Quiz/Küçük Sınav 1 % 25
Ödev 5 % 30
Proje/Çizim 1 % 15
Final examination 1 % 30
Total
8
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Yazılı Sınav 1 25 25
Ev Ödevi 5 8 40
Proje 1 25 25
Simülasyon 3 4 12
Yüz Yüze Ders 13 3 39
Final Sınavı 1 3 3
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 144

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Demonstrate essential understanding of robot manipulator kinematics, dynamics, motion planning, and control
2 Analyze a given robot’s kinematics analytically and through simulations.
3 Formulate the trajectory planning and motion control of robot manipulators.
4 Design and implement basic robot arm simulations on MATLAB with the Robotic System Toolbox

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to Robot Manipulators
2 Rigid Motions
3 Homogeneous Transformations
4 Forward Kinematics I
5 Forward Kinematics II
6 Inverse Kinematics
7 Differential Kinematics and Jacobians
8 Simulation tools for robotics
9 Midterm exam
10 Trajectory Generation
11 Robot Dynamics
12 Robot Motion Control
13 Robot Sensing
14 Wheeled mobile robots

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 3 2 1 3 2
C1 3 2 1 3 2
C2 3 2 1 3 2
C3 3 2 1 3 2
C4 3 2 1 3 2

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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