I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Introduction to Robot Operations
2. Course Prefix & Number:
RAST 2150
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
This is an introductory course which will focus lecture and lab activities on operation of a robot within an existing automated manufacturing cell. Students will learn correct power up procedures for robot controllers, e-stop recovery, motion types, tooling control, teaching positional data, conditional program control, I/O types, references and addresses as they relate to robots and integrated automated machine processes.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
RAST 2150 - Introduction to Robot Operations
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
RAST 2150 - Introduction to Robot Operations
There are no corequisites for this course.
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Name of Program(s)
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Program Type
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Machine Tool Technology
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AAS Diploma
|
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Using lab activities created directly from manufacturers manuals |
Work as a team member to achieve shared goals |
Demonstrate and Develop robot programs within a group of other students |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC Goal Area
|
Define and use right hand rule
|
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Define I/O types
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Demonstrate and Use robot I/O types
|
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Define conditional programming
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Define unconditional programming
|
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Define EOAT control and set up
|
|
Define robot coordinate systems
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Demonstrate and Use robot coordinate systems
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V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
Demonstrate Right hand rule
|
Demonstrate and Apply Robot I/O to programs
|
Identify Teach pendent functions
|
Identify Teach pendent operation
|
Create Robot Programs
|
Analyze Program execution
|
Apply Robot safety procedures
|
Define E-Stop recovery
|
Define Robot coordinate systems
|
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
Demonstrate robot jogging
|
Creating robot programs
|
Demonstrate Proper use of teach pendent
|
Create simulated manufacturing application
|
Create basic welding programs
|
Demonstrate Controlling EOAT
|
Create conditional programming statements
|
Select correct types of conditional program statement
|
Examine IF programming Statement
|
Examine program Call Statement
|
Develop programming macros
|
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Introduction to Robot Operations
2. Course Prefix & Number:
RAST 2150
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
This is an introductory course which will focus lecture and lab activities on operation of a robot within an existing automated manufacturing cell. Students will learn correct power up procedures for robot controllers, e-stop recovery, motion types, tooling control, teaching positional data, conditional program control, I/O types, references and addresses as they relate to robots and integrated automated machine processes.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
RAST 2150 - Introduction to Robot Operations
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
RAST 2150 - Introduction to Robot Operations
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Name of Program(s)
|
Program Type
|
Machine Tool Technology
|
AAS Diploma
|
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Using lab activities created directly from manufacturers manuals |
Work as a team member to achieve shared goals |
Demonstrate and Develop robot programs within a group of other students |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC Goal Area
|
Define and use right hand rule
|
|
Define I/O types
|
|
Demonstrate and Use robot I/O types
|
|
Define conditional programming
|
|
Define unconditional programming
|
|
Define EOAT control and set up
|
|
Define robot coordinate systems
|
|
Demonstrate and Use robot coordinate systems
|
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
Demonstrate Right hand rule
|
Demonstrate and Apply Robot I/O to programs
|
Identify Teach pendent functions
|
Identify Teach pendent operation
|
Create Robot Programs
|
Analyze Program execution
|
Apply Robot safety procedures
|
Define E-Stop recovery
|
Define Robot coordinate systems
|
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
Demonstrate robot jogging
|
Creating robot programs
|
Demonstrate Proper use of teach pendent
|
Create simulated manufacturing application
|
Create basic welding programs
|
Demonstrate Controlling EOAT
|
Create conditional programming statements
|
Select correct types of conditional program statement
|
Examine IF programming Statement
|
Examine program Call Statement
|
Develop programming macros
|