| Course objectives: |
| To provide a brief but widespread overview of the sensors and actuators applied in the field of robot kinematics. |
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| Course content and structure: |
| · Actuators applied for robotic devices· Dynamic and control features· Specifications and interface· Classification of robotic sensors· Rotational and linear displacement sensors· Resolution, accuracy, reliability· Problem of interfacing sensors and actuators· Force and torque sensors· Image sensors, image processes, shape recognition within robotic systems |
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| Required reading: |
| Bruno Siciliano, Oussama Khatib: Springer Handbook of Robtics, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-540-23957-4 |
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| Suggested reading: |
| Miomir Vukobratovic: Introduction to Robotics. Springer-Verlag Berlin 1989. |
