Introduction to Robotics

Introduction to Robotics is a first course on Robotics specifically treating rigid body structure.

The key elements of this course are as follows:

Relative Frames of Reference

Mathematical Reference

Types of Joints / Degrees of Freedom

Denavit Hartenburg Notation

Common 3 and 4 DoF Manipulators

Manipulator Kinematics

Inverse Kinematics

The Jacobian

Path and Trajectory Planning

Manipulator Dynamics (Equation of Motion)

 

Course Handout

Course Materials