5ELEN018W - Robotic Principles

Autumn 2026

Dr Dimitris C. Dracopoulos

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The module is an introduction to robotics and its principles with emphasis on robot manipulators. The basics of simple control theory techiques are introduced and applied to simple plants.

Python and Simulink are used to demonstrate, understand these principles and get practical hands on the material covered.

Lecture Slides:   25/9 

Tutorials:  1 

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Assignments:

Schedule

        Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
Sep         1  2  3  4  5  6
	 7  8  9 10 11 12 13
	14 15 16 17 18 19 20
	21 22 23 24 25 26 27       first class   
	28 29 30
Oct               1  2  3  4
	 5  6  7  8  9 10 11
	12 13 14 15 16 17 18       assignment published
	19 20 21 22 23 24 25
	26 27 28 29 30 31
Nov                        1
	 2  3  4  5  6  7  8
	 9 10 11 12 13 14 15       assignment deadline; cwk demos 
	16 17 18 19 20 21 22       cwk demos
	23 24 25 26 27 28 29
	30                  
Dec         1  2  3  4  5  6       in-class test
	 7  8  9 10 11 12 13
	14 15 16 17 18 19 20
	21 22 23 24 25 26 27
	28 29 30 31

Syllabus

  1. Introduction to Python
  2. Introduction to Robotics
  3. Configuration Space
  4. Spatial Descriptions and Transformations
  5. Manipulator Kinematics
  6. Inverse Kinematics
  7. Velocity Kinematics - Jacobian
  8. Trajectory Generation
  9. Motion Planning
  10. Control
  11. Control Part II
  12. Control Part III

Contact

Lectures: Friday 11:00-13:00, Copland, 5.108A, Copland, 5.108B.

Dr Dimitris C. Dracopoulos, , 7.116 Copland Building.

Office hours: Email me to arrange a meeting.

Reading Material

Reading Guide.

Assessment Process

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