Workshop at ISIPS2018, Waseda IPS, Kitakyushu, Japan

Workshop on “Learning Robot Kinematics using RoboAnalyzer”
Date: November 14, 2018
Venue: Graduate School of Information, Production and Systems, Waseda University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Event: 12th International collaboration Symposium on Information, Production and Systems (ISIPS 2018)

Presentation/Handouts: Download (.pptx / .pdf )

Short Introduction:
Robotics is a subject that deals with design, analysis, fabrication and usage of robots for various automated and semi-automated tasks. The concepts taught in a typical robotics course are generally difficult to perceive just by looking at text book figures. Hence, a need for a simulation software for teaching and learning robotics is of prime importance.
RoboAnalyzer is a 3D model based robotics simulation software, developed at IIT Delhi, that can be used for effective and efficient teaching and learning of robotics related concepts such as:

1. Visualization of Denavit-Hartenberg (DH) parameters, which are generally used to represent the architecture of a robot.
2. Understanding of Homogeneous Transformation Matrices (HTMs), which are used to represent the position and orientation of robot links.
3. Forward kinematic analysis which determines the position and orientation of the end-effector (EE) for given joint values.
4. Inverse kinematic analysis which determines the joint values for given end-effector configuration.
5. Forward and inverse dynamic analysis which deal with the forces/torques that cause robot motion and the forces/torques required to perform prescribed motion, respectively.
6. Jogging of robot in joint and Cartesian spaces.
7. Motion of robot in Cartesian space.

In the workshop during ISIPS2018, the above topics will be taught and demonstrated using RoboAnalyzer software. Hands-on session on usage of RoboAnalyzer will also be given so that the attendees get benefited from it.

Instructions to Attendees:

1. Download RoboAnalyzer on a Windows-based Laptop/System
2. Try it once before attending the workshop. If there is any issue, please contact us.

Biography of the Speaker:
Mr. Rajeevlochana G. Chittawadigi is an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Mech. Engineering at Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru, India. He completed his M.S. (Research) from IIT Delhi, New Delhi, India, under the supervision of Prof. Subir Kumar Saha, and a part of RoboAnalyzer was an off-shoot of his MS (Research) thesis. Currently, he is pursuing PhD (part-time) from IIT Delhi (under Prof. Subir Kumar Saha) and continues to co-develop RoboAnalyzer software.

Workshop Facilitator:
Prof. Takafumi Matsumaru
Graduate School of Information, Production and Systems
Waseda University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan