ECE 417 - Introduction to Robotics

Introduces robotics and operation of microcomputer-controlled manipulators with their applications in automation. Includes a general review of robot structure, current application of robots in automation, spatial descriptions and coordinate transformations, manipulator kinematics and solutions, robot control and path planning, dynamics and vision in robot application. Lec 2, Lab 3. (Fall.)

General Education Requirements:

Prerequisites: MAT 228 and ECE 177 or COS 220.

Course Typically Offered: Spring

Credits: 3