Course

MICRO-451: Applied and industrial robotics

Summary

This course is a real contact with industrial robotic applications. Components and mechanisms are reminded. The fields of microtechnical assembly and packaging are treated. CTOs from established companies (BlueBotics, Adept, Maxon motors and UniTechnologies) are involved in this course.

Lectures

Instructor

Mohamed Bouri

Dr. Mohamed Bouri is a group leader of Rehabilitation and Assistive Robotics in LSRO and lecturer of Robotics and Industrial Robotics. He graduated in Electrical Engineering in 1992 and obtained his PhD degree in 1997 in Industrial Automation at INSA LYON, France. Since 1997, he is at EPFL and is mainly active in the field of robot control, automation and robot design for medical and industrial applications. He is the head of Rehabilitation and Assistive Robotics group since 2005 and has strong references with the development of robotic devices for lower limb rehabilitation : The MotionMaker and WalkTrainer commercialzed by the company Swortec. His ongoing research currently focuses on the development of exoskeletons and the associated control strategies. His main current projects are TWIICE, a lower limb exoskeleton for people with paraplegia, AUTONOMYO, a walk assistance exoskeleton for people with muscle weakness, and the HiBSO, a hip orthosis for elderly.

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/applied-and-industrial-robotics-MICRO-451

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/MICRO-451

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Summary

Lectures

Instructor

Mohamed Bouri

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/applied-and-industrial-robotics-MICRO-451

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/MICRO-451

Lectures in this course (6)

Micro Assembly: Automation and Precision

Explores micro assembly, emphasizing automation and precision in robotics, covering resolution, repeatability, and typical accuracy.

Ball Bearings: Applications and Stiffness

Explores the role of ball bearings in robotics applications and discusses stiffness of axes and various types of guides.

Bar Turning Machine Simulation

Explores the digital simulation of a bar turning machine and the validation process through measurements and comparisons.

Mechanisms in Robotics: Springs

Covers the design and function of springs in robotics, including overconstraint mechanisms and energy storage.

Springs and Elastisticity

Covers simulation, modeling, acceleration profiles, natural frequencies, rigidity calculations, and anti-resonance solutions for multi-axes robots.

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