Introduction

Question 1

What is an Industrial Robot?

Answer 1

An automatically controlled, reprogrammable multipurpose manipulator, programmable in three or more axes.
It can be either fixed in place or mobile for use in industrial automation applications.

Question 2

What compose an Industrial Robotic System?

Answer 2

A system comprising:
- Industrial robot
- End-effector(s)
- Any machinery, equipment, devices, external auxiliary axes or sensors supporting the robot performing its task

Question 3

MECHANICAL FEATURES of an Industrial Robot.

Answer 3

• Links
• Couplings
• Degrees of freedoms
• Drives (actuated joints, motors)

Question 4

ASPECTS related to ROBOT CLASSIFICATION.

Answer 4

• Architecture (serial/parallel)
• Arm
• Wrist
• End-effector

Question 5

What are the two main problems of position kinematics?

Answer 5

• Forward kinematic (joint positions -> end-effector coordinates): 1 solution
• Inverse kinematic (end-effector coor. -> joint positions): n solutions

Question 6

What is the main problem of differential kinematics?

Answer 6

Finding the velocity Jacobian Matrix

Question 7

Graphical representation of robot programming.

Answer 7

User, GUI, Control Unit, Digital Signals, Robot Mechanical Structure, WS, I/O sensors