Course Content:
A. ADVANCED ROBOTS
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What is an Exoskeleton? What is Haptics?
Applications of Haptics?
B. HAPTIC ARM
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Haptic glove
Haptic sensing
Applications
Advantages
C. ACTUATORS
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Types of actuators used in robotics
Servo motors
Why Servo motors?
Servo motor control
D. DESIGN CRITERIA
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D.O.F. (degree of freedom)
Robot workspace
Mobile manipulators
Selecting an end-effector
Motor selection criteria
E. SENSORS
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Study of different types of sensors
Haptic sensor
Optical encoder
Tactile sensor
Hall effect sensor Feedback sensors
KNOW YOUR CONTROLLER
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Introduction to Embedded C for AVR controllers
Using an IDE
Features of ATmega16
Programming your controller
I/O pins, delay, LCD, Timers
COMMUNICATION
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Wired Communication
Wireless Communication (only discussion)
HANDS ON
Construction of the Robotic arm
Construction of the Haptic suite
Wired control of the Robotic arm using Haptic Suite/Glove
Take away kit involves:
1. ARKDUINO circuit board
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Micro Controller - ATMEL ATmega 8
Operating Voltage - 5V
Input voltage - 6V-20V
Digital I/O pins - 14 out of which 6 provide PWM
Analog Input Pins - 8
DC Current per I/O pin - 40mA.
Flash Memory - 16KB
SRAM - 1KB
EEPROM - 512Bytes
Clock Speed 16 MHz
USB-UART converter
Proper Indicator LED's
USB/ EXT input voltage
5V output supply pins - 3
3.3 V output supply pins - 1
Breadboard Compatibility (dimension of a 40 pin DIP IC)
2. D.C. Motor (3)
3. Potentiometer (3)
4. Robotic arm assembly (1set)
5. Robotic arm base (1set)
6. Haptics suit assembly (1set)
7. Battery for DC supply (3)
8. USB cable for programming (1)
9. Nuts, bolts, screw driver and many more
Content developed in association with ARK Technosolutions.