56:132 Introduction to Industrial Robotics
Review Topics for Exam 2

Exam Structure (25% of total)
Material: Review assigned reading, handouts, webpage, & homework
Closed Book:  (3 - 4 problems)
Open Book:  Only text, handouts and lecture notes (5-7 questions)

Topics

Material Handling Systems, Inspection and Tracking:
• Basic types of material handling & part feeding systems
• Inspection & automatic tracking
• Bowl feeder operation
• Bar code technology & types of codes
• RF identification basics

Vision Systems:
• Machine vision system basics
• Grayscale concepts
• Edge detection techniques

Programmable Logic Controllers and PLC programming:
• Work-cell software options
• PLC advantages (compared to hard-wired relay panels)
• PLC definition
• PLC components & their functions
• PLC operation (cycle of operation; scan time; memory access)
• PLC programming (ladder logic & program development steps)
• PLC applications (types of I/O; PLC selection)
• Controllers for servo & non-servo robots
• Integration of technologies & sensor interfaces

Work-cell programming:
• Categories of work-cell controller software
• Robot programming language levels & advantages of each
• On-line vs. off-line programming
• Steps in developing robot programs

Justification & applications of work cells:
• Cost justification methods & selection
• Future value of money
• Opportunity areas for industrial robots
• Robot application / robot selection
• Robot installation steps

Robot Implementation & Safety:
• Safety concerns, technologies (e.g., barriers, sensors & interlocks) & implementation
• Safety rules, strategies & justification
• Robot safety design process