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Engineering Materials for Robotics

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Course Unit Code354-0615/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter 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
MIH03doc. Ing. Milan Mihola, Ph.D.
Summary
In the context of the design and function of industrial and service robots, the selection of suitable materials for each component plays an important role. The aim of the course is to acquaint students with available materials used in robotics, their properties and limitations. The graduate of the course will get an idea about materials used in robotics, their properties and development in this area of robotics.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with available materials used in robotics, their properties and limitations. The graduate of the course will get an idea about materials used in robotics, their properties and development in this area of robotics.
Course Contents
Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introduction to problematics
2. Steels and their use in robot design – basic properties
3. Steels and their use in robot design – application examples
4. Aluminum-based materials – basic properties
5. Aluminum-based materials – application examples
6. Other metallic materials – basic properties
7. Other metallic materials – application examples
8. Materials based on plastics – basic properties
9. Materials based on plastics – application examples – part 1
10. Materials based on plastics – application examples – part 2
11. Carbon fiber materials – basic properties
12. Carbon fiber materials – application examples
13. Flexible and sealing materials – basic properties
14. Flexible and sealing materials – application examples

Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
[1] MURRAY, G. T., C. V. WHITE a Wolfgang L. WEISE. Introduction to engineering materials. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: CRC/Taylor & Francis, c2008. Materials engineering, 33. ISBN 978-1-57444-683-8.
[1] MOHYLA, Miroslav. Strojírenské materiály I. 2. vyd. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2003. ISBN 80-248-0270-8.
[2] IŽDINSKÁ, Zita, Štefan EMMER a Ernest GONDÁR. Strojárske materiály. V Bratislave: Slovenská technická univerzita, 2006. Edícia vysokoškolských učebníc. ISBN 80-227-2488-2.
[3] SHACKELFORD, James F. a William ALEXANDER, ed. CRC materials science and engineering handbook. 3rd ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, c2001. ISBN 0-8493-2696-6.
Recommended Reading:
[1] SHACKELFORD, James F. a William ALEXANDER, ed. CRC materials science and engineering handbook. 3rd ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, c2001. ISBN 0-8493-2696-6.
[1] MOHYLA, Miroslav. Nekonvenční strojírenské materiály I. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 1994. ISBN 80-7078-236-6.
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 16
        ExaminationExamination65 36