Robot Systems Design
60 hours face to face + Blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
This unit of study aims to have you develop the ability to combine various elements of robotic automation to create systems that improve manufacturing productivity.
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Appraise industrial robot applications based on basic characteristics of robots and in the context of manufacturing environments (K3, K4, K5, S1)
- Design robot systems within specified constraints for manufacturing applications that satisfy requirements in terms of productivity, flexibility and sustainability (K3, K5, K6, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7)
- Analyse and simulate the motion of an articulated robot arm (K1, K2, K3, S1, S3)
- Execute the programming of the motion of a robot that combines various elements of automation (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A7)
- Analyse fluid power systems relating to industrial robot systems and custom-built manufacturing automation (K1, K3, S1, S2)
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Lecture | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| On-campus Class | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| On-campus Lab | 2.00 | 6 weeks | 12 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 7.50 | 12 weeks | 90 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment | Group | 10% | 3 |
| Examination | Individual | 50% | 3,5 |
| Project Report | Group | 15% | 4 |
| Project Report | Group | 25% | 1,2 |
Hurdle
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:
(i) An aggregate mark of 50% or more, and(ii) Obtain at least 40% in the final examStudents who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.
Content
- Robot definition, classification, characteristics, applications in manufacturing, robot safety and financial justification of robotic installations
- Robotic automation and sustainability
- Automated assemblies
- Robot arm forward kinematics and inverse kinematics
- Motion kinematics
- Hydraulic and pneumatic circuit design
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.