IIT Kharagpur Offers Free Online Course on Robot Kinematics Facilitated by MHRD and AICTE

IIT Kharagpur is offering a free online course on Mechanism and Robot Kinematics Mechanism and Robot Kinematics. This is a twenty hours course that can be taken in sessions for a duration of 8 weeks.

Anirvan DasGupta, a faculty in Mechanical Engineering at IIT Kharagpur will be the course instructor. Both UG and PG students are eligible to take up this free course if they belong to the relevant departments. There is also an optional exam that helps students to get thorough in the lessons.

Course objective

According to a statement, the course is expected to help students and researchers in their basic understanding and use of kinematic analysis. This course will also pave way for more advanced courses on the mechanism and robot dynamics and design.

Deadline

The last date to register for this course is 5 February 2018.

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Here are the complete course details:

CRITERIA	DETAILS
Name of the course	Mechanism and Robot Kinematics Mechanism and Robot Kinematics
College offering the course	IIT Kharagpur
Facilitator	Ministry of Human Resource Development
Target Audience	Mechanical Electrical Aerospace Bio-Medical Engineering
Fees	Free
Mode of instruction	Online
Duration	8 weeks
Skills required	Knowledge in Engineering Mechanics Undergraduate Mathematics
Exam details	April 28 (Saturday) and April 29 (Sunday) : Morning session 9am to 12noon. Afternoon session: 2pm to 5pm.
Registration Link	https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_me18/register

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Course Layout

WEEK	COURSE CONTENT
Week 1	Introduction to Mechanisms and Robotics, Mobility Analysis-I
Week 2	Mobility Analysis-II, Displacement Analysis: constrained mechanisms and robots-I
Week 3	Displacement Analysis: constrained mechanisms and robots-II
Week 4	Displacement Analysis: constrained mechanisms and robots- III, Velocity Analysis: constrained mechanisms and robots-I
Week 5	Velocity Analysis: constrained mechanisms and robots-II
Week 6	Velocity Analysis: constrained mechanisms and robots-III
Week 7	Velocity Analysis: singularity and path generation, Acceleration Analysis, Force Analysis-I
Week 8	Force Analysis-II, Coordinate Transformations and kinematics of serial robots