Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

End Effectors 1

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Name of Lecturer(s)		Personal ID	Name
Course Unit Code		354-0613/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated		3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *		Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *		Second Cycle
Year of Study *		First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is delivered		Summer Semester
Mode of Delivery		Face-to-face
Language of Instruction		Czech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
	Prerequisities	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title
		354-0306	Industrial Robots and Manipulators
		MIH03	doc. Ing. Milan Mihola, Ph.D.
		BOB0001	prof. Ing. Zdenko Bobovský, PhD.
		SUD0014	Ing. Jiří Suder, Ph.D.
		MLO0006	Ing. Jakub Mlotek, Ph.D.
Summary
End effectors are most often found as end elements of industrial robots. We can also meet them at service robots. The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basic types of effectors, their properties and requirements. The issue of selection of available effectors based on the data of effector manufacturers will also be discussed. Graduates of this course will acquire not only knowledge of effectors, but will also be able to select an effector according to the procedures designed for this purpose.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basic types of effectors, their properties and requirements. Graduates of this course will acquire not only knowledge of effectors, but will also be able to select an effector according to the procedures designed for this purpose.
Course Contents
Syllabus of lectures: 1. Introduction to the issue of effectors, their classification, properties, application examples 2. Technological effectors - introduction to the topic 3. Technological effectors - application of technological effectors 4. Gripping effectors - introduction to the topic 5. Gripping effectors - application of gripping effectors 6. Effector exchange systems 7. Analysis of object manipulation 8. Jaw effectors - introduction to the topic 9. Jaw effectors - design of jaw effectors 10. Vacuum effectors - introduction to the topic 11. Vacuum effectors - design of vacuum effectors 12. Magnetic effectors 13. Procedures for selecting available effectors - Part 1 14. Procedures for selecting available effectors - Part 2 Syllabus of tutorials: 1. Analysis of available technological effectors and requirements for industrial robots 2. Analysis of available gripping effectors and requirements for industrial robots 3. Analysis of selected objects of manipulation 4. Design of suitable effectors for selected manipulation objects 5. Design of the effector exchange system
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
[1] MONKMAN, Gareth J. Robot grippers. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, c2007. ISBN 9783527406197. Internet: https://schunk.com/de_en/gripping-systems/ Internet: https://www.zimmer-group.de/us
[1] SKAŘUPA, Jiří. Průmyslové roboty a manipulátory [CD-ROM]. Ostrava: VŠB-TUO, 2007. ISBN 978-80-248-1522-0. [2] NOVOTNÝ, František a Marcel HORÁK. Efektory průmyslových robotů. Liberec: Technická univerzita v Liberci, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7494-195-5. [3] CARBONE, Giuseppe. Grasping in robotics. New York: Springer, [2013]. Mechanisms and machine science, v. 10. Internet: https://www.festo.com/cms/cs_cz/index.htm
Recommended Reading:
[2] CARBONE, Giuseppe. Grasping in robotics. New York: Springer, [2013]. Mechanisms and machine science, v. 10.
[1] PALKO, Anton a Juraj SMRČEK. Robotika: koncové efektory pre priemyselné a servisné roboty: navrhovanie - konštrukcia - riešenie. Košice: [Technická univerzita], 2004. ISBN 80-8073-218-3.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task Title		Task Type		Maximum Number of Points (Act. for Subtasks)	Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and Examination		Credit and Examination		100 (100)	51
Credit		Credit		35	16
Examination		Examination		65	36