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Service Robots

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Course Unit Code354-0315/06
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third 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
BOB0001prof. Ing. Zdenko Bobovský, PhD.
HEC0039Ing. Dominik Heczko, Ph.D.
Summary
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Knowledge problems design and setting of service robots, be able to determine requirements for application in no engineering area, can design needed subsystems of mobile service robots, determine criteria for practical application.
Course Contents
Content of lectures
1. Service robots
2. Components of service robots - Drives, Controllers
3. Subsystem of internal and external sensors
4. Mobility subsystem
5. Action subsystem
6. Energy subsystem
7. Navigation and trajectory planning subsystem
8. Operator subsystem
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Robotics Book: Mechatronics – Principles and Applications

[1] Advances in Service Robotics Edited by Ho Seok Ahn, Publisher: InTech, Chapters published July 01,342 p. ISBN 978-953-7619-02-2, [online]. [cit. 2015-02-11]. Available at:
[2] Service Robot Applications. Edited by Yoshihiko Takahashi,Publisher: InTech, Chapters published August 01,2008, 400 p. ISBN 978-953-7619-00-8. [online]. [cit. 2015-02-11]. Available at:
[3] Climbing and Walking Robots. Edited by Behnam Miripour, Publisher: InTech, Chapters published March 01, 2010, 516 p. ISBN 978-953-307-030-8.[online]. [cit. 2015-02-11]. Available at:
[4] Mobile Robotics, Moving Intelligence. Edited by Jonas Buchli, Publisher: Pro Literatur Verlag, Germany / ARS, Austria , Chapters published December 01, 2006,586 p. ISBN 3-86611-284-X.
[online]. [cit. 2015-02-11]. Available at:

Kárník, L., Knoflíček, R., Marcinčin, J. N. Mobilní roboty. Opava: MÁRFY SLEZSKO, 2000. 210 s. ISBN 80-902746-2-5.
Kárník, L. Robotizace v nestrojírenských oborech. VŠB-TUO, Ostrava, 2000, 66 s. ISBN 80-7078-739-2.
Kárník, L., Marcinčin, J. N. Biorobotická zařízení. Opava: MÁRFY SLEZSKO, 1999. 184 s. ISBN 80-02746-0-9.
Recommended Reading:
MENZEL, P. - D’ALUSIO, F. Robo sapiens: evolution of a new species. USA, New York, 2000. 239 p. ISBN 0-262-13382-2.
Kárník, L. Servisní roboty - Modelování a analýza.[online] Dostupné z www:
http://robot.vsb.cz/podklady-pro-vyuku.htm
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
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 15
        ExaminationExamination65 16