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Industrial mobile robots

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Course Unit Code450-4105/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
HER215Ing. Radim Hercík, Ph.D.
Summary
The course is focused on practical work with mobile industrial robots. After completing the course, the student should have practical knowledge and skills for working with mobile industrial robots.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Students will gain knowledge about current trends in mechanization, automation and especially in mobile robotics. They will gain practical knowledge of the operation and use of mobile industrial robots.
Course Contents
1. Safety in the laboratory and when handling installed mobile robotic systems, introduction to the issue of automatic mobile robots (History of AGV, design and methodology)
2. Safety of mobile robots (safety systems, collision avoidance, personal protection)
3. Navigation of mobile robots (cable, guide tape, laser navigation, Inertial (gyroscopic) navigation, visual guidance, Natural guidance, Geoguidence, induction navigation)
4. Control and steering (manual steering, automatic steering)
5. Optimal path selection (Frequency mode, path selection mode, magnetic guidance mode)
6. Traffic control (zone control, collision avoidance, combined traffic control)
7. Power supply of mobile robot (battery management, wireless charging, operating range)
8. Communication interface of mobile robots (communication standards and protocols, security)
9. Mobile robot management (service and maintenance)
10. Types of mobile robots (tractors, pallet trucks, trucks for the transport of handling units, trolleys)
11. Use and application of mobile robots (areas of use, load capacity, speed, endurance)
12. Mobile robot MiR100 (we will get acquainted with specific types and parameters of mobile robots)
13. Examples of implementations and operation of mobile robots (implementation of AGV on CPIT TL3)
14. Further development of mobile robots (trends in the development and approach to AGV issues)
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
1. Klancar, G. A col.: Wheeled mobile robotics:From fundamentals towards autonomous system. Springer, 2018. ISBN 978-0-12-804204-5

2. KAGAN, Eugene. Autonomous mobile robots and multi-robot systems: motion-planning, communication and swarming. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, [2019]. ISBN 9781119212867.
1. MIR: provozní dokumentace

2. NOVÁK, Petr. Mobilní roboty: pohony, senzory, řízení. Praha: BEN - technická literatura, 2005. Robotika. ISBN 80-7300-141-1.

3.DUCHOŇ, František. Snímače v mobilnej robotike. Bratislava: Nakladateľstvo STU, 2012. Edícia vysokoškolských učebníc. ISBN 9788022738019.

Recommended Reading:
1. TZAFESTAS, S. G. Introduction to mobile robot control. Amsterdam: Elsevier, [2014]. Elsevier insights. ISBN 9780124170490.
2. Horák, B.: Sylaby předmětu Průmyslová robotika 2 [on-line]. 2020. Dostupné z: LMS.vsb.cz
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, Experimental work in labs, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51