ETEC 245 - Robotics in Automation

5.0 Credits
Through the use of projects and hands-on exercises, students will learn to program a small scale robot to perform basic navigation under program control, with various sensor inputs, using feedback, and control techniques.
Prerequisite ETEC 140.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Describe the major components of robotic systems and the coordinate systems they operate within, degrees of freedom, and how robot axis and motion are expressed in those coordinate systems.
Explain the various methods of programming and training a robot with PLCs.
Describe the various sensors, actuators, tools, and image detectors used in robotic systems.
Explain the use of robotic error codes and other troubleshooting techniques and demonstrate their use in troubleshooting and repair.
Perform robot startup and demonstrate programming for basic motion control in the different coordinate systems available.