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Understanding Robotics Architecture

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3-4 hours
Free

Course Content

Kinematics, degrees of freedom, manipulator joints and links, and much more are covered in this free online course. Improve your understanding of robotics architecture with this free course. The material will being by addressing the degrees of freedom a robot may have. Next, look at robot anatomy, with an emphasis on the joints and links of a manipulator. You will be taught configurations for industrial robots and the characteristics of the Scara robot. Study the DH algorithm and direct forward kinematics, along with specific examples.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID195902
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration3-4 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

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Career PathWhat You Will Learn In This Free Course
• Define kinematics
• Contrast links to joints
• List the body-and-arm configurations for industrial robots
• Explain the degrees of freedom
• Discuss robot anatomy
• Contrast polar robot characteristics to Cartesian robot characteristics
• Explain the DH algorithm
• Describe joint parameters
• Discuss direct forward kinematics
• Explain the Denavit-Hartenberg representation
• Distinguish between joint parameters and link parameters
• List the various steps assigning coordinate frames to joints
Course Code2847

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