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Control Systems of Service Robots

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Course Unit Code354-0509/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
NOV20prof. Dr. Ing. Petr Novák
BAB047Ing. Ján Babjak, Ph.D.
Summary
Control systems based on microcontrollers, Embedded control systems, sensoric subsystem suitable for service robots area, binary and analogue input/ouput, development tools, multi-processor control szstem architecture, reliability.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Knowledge of the design of the Control system for Service robot, Their realization and activation, Reliability analysis and control,
Course Contents
Week Content of lectures and exercises
1. Introduction to the issue, specifics of control systems suitable for service robot applications. Architecture, systemization. 1st part.
Separate control system design according to specification - specification.
2. Introduction to the issue, specifics of control systems suitable for service robot applications. Architecture, systemization. 2nd part.
3. Sensory subsystem (internal sensors), its means.
4. Sensory subsystem (external sensors), its means (sonar, lidar, camera,...).
5. Action subsystem, technical means
6. Action subsystem, technical means
7. I/0 connection – analog, digital, opto-department.
8. Power subsystem, design, sizing, condition monitoring.
9. Implementation of the WDT circuit in the control system.
10. Communication with intelligent sensors for mobile robots, I2C
bus.
11. Special HW and SW resources for the implementation of artificial intelligence in the control of service (mobile) robots
12. Separate design of the control system according to the assignment, presentation - evaluation.
13. Credit.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
[1] EDWIN,W.: Applied Robotics. PROMPT Publications by Howard W.Sams. 312
pp.,1999. USA. ISBN 0?7906?1184-8
[1] NOVÁK,P. Průmyslové řídicí systémy.(skriptum), 2000, Ostrava: VŠB-TU
Ostrava, s.104, ISBN 80-7078-733-3.
[2] NOVÁK, P. Mikropočitačové řídicí systémy. (skriptum) VŠB-TU Ostrava, 112
s., 2002, ISBN 80-248-0219-8
[3] Automa, časopis
[4] Automatizace, časopis
Recommended Reading:
see submission of the individual project
viz zadání konkrétního projektu
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        Exercises evaluationCredit35 15
        ExaminationExamination65 36