| Table of contents |
| 1.Introduction to Industrial Robotics |
| Brief History |
| Birth of Industrial Robotics |
| Definition of Industrial Robotics |
| Terminology |
| 2.Safety |
| Applicable safety standards |
| General safety information |
| General safety symbols |
| Safety symbols on the robot |
| Safety symbols on the robotic arm |
| Safety symbols on the robot controller and teach pendant |
| Risk assessment |
| Workspace and safety zone |
| Safety systems on the robot |
| Personal safety equipment |
| Moving the robot without power |
| Residual risks |
| 3.Current State Of Robotics |
| Worlds Statics of Industrial Robotics |
| Robots in Industry |
| Major Robot Manufacturers |
| 4.Robot Selection |
| Why use a Robot |
| Selection of Industrial Robots |
| Classification of Industrial Robots |
| Defining parameters of Robots |
| 5.Anatomy of Industrial Robots |
| Actuators and common types of Actuators |
| Recent advances in Actuators |
| Different Electric Rotary Actuators |
| Drive Systems |
| Encoders |
| Types of Encoders |
| Incremental and Absolute encoders |
| 6.Sensors |
| Need for Sensors in a Robotic System |
| Sensor Characteristics |
| Selection of Sensors |
| Classification of Sensory Devices |
| Various Sensing Devices used in Robot Work cells |
| 7.End Effectors |
| End of Arm Tooling |
| Pneumatic EOAT |
| Vacuum Suction EOAT |
| Electric and Magnetic EOAT |
| End effector Design |
| 8.Autofina Robot Programming |
| Overview of the robot |
| Robotic arm |
| Teach pendant |
| Robot controller |
| Central Processing Unit (CPU) |
| Backlit display on the CPU |
| I/O channels on the CPU |
| CAN I/O module |
| Removable storage |
| Technical Data |
| Recommended tightening torque for screws |
| Location of the name plate |
| Payload and centre of gravity of the endeffector |
| Centre of gravity of the robot during lifting |
| 9.Robot Installation |
| Lifting the robotic arm |
| Lifting the robot controller |
| Installation notes |
| Installation site and area |
| Recommended tightening torque for screws |
| Mounting the robot |
| Connecting the robotic arm and the robot controller |
| Connecting the power cable |
| Connecting the encoder cable |
| Connecting the teach pendant |
| Connecting the earthing wire |
| Connecting the robot controller to the main power source |
| Checking the connections |
| Mounting the end effector on the robot flange |
| Repacking and storing the robot |
| 10.Robot Operation |
| Safety precautions before switching ON the robot |
| Switching ON the robot |
| Overview of the teach pendant application |
| Screen structure |
| Navigation bar |
| Status bar |
| User levels and rights |
| Logging in to the teach pendant application |
| Operating modes |
| Switching from Manual to Auto mode |
| Switching from Auto to Manual mode |
| Switching to Idle mode |
| Homing the Robot |
| Robot program |
| Structure of a Robot program |
| Creating a new program |
| Program instructions |
| MOVE |
| POINT |
| WAIT |
| SET |
| IF….ELSE |
| LOOP |
| HALT |
| JUMP |
| Program structure editor instructions |
| Saving a program |
| Opening a saved program |
| Editing a program |
| Testing a program |
| Running a program |
| Pausing a program |
| Resuming a program after a pause |
| Stopping a program |
| Jogging the robot |
| Configuring inputs and outputs, I/O |
| Turning ON and OFF the inputs and outputs |
| Defining the variables |
| Restarting the robot after a fault |
| Stopping the robot in an emergency |
| Restarting the robot after an emergency stop |
| Closing the current program |
| Deleting a program |
| Managing errors |
| Viewing the error log |
| Downloading the error log |
| Setting the home offset |
| Setting the Uaxis position |
| Setting the tool compensation |
| Tool calibration |
| WORLD coordinate system |
| Tool Centre Point (TCP) |
| Defining user frames |
| Basic programs |
| Motion type Line |
| Motion type Arc |
| Motion type Circular |
| Motion type Rectangle |
| Teaching a point |
| Using the Merge option and teaching a fillet profile |
| Switching user levels |
| Exiting the teach pendant application |
| Restarting the teach pendant application |
| Viewing the teach pendant application details |
| Upgrading the teach pendant application |
| Changing the password of the teach pendant application |
| Shutting down the robot |
| 11.Maintenance |
| General safety and precautions |
| Tools required for maintenance |
| Recommended spares |
| Maintenance and lubrication schedules |
| Cable Managment |
| Daily maintenance |
| Quarterly maintenance |
| Halfyearly maintenance |
| Troubleshooting |
| Common errors and solutions |
| Fault list. |
| 12.The Future of Robotics |
| Growth |
| Industrial Robotics |
| Military Robots |
| Robots in Exploration |
| Robots in Hazardous Environments |
| Medical Robots |
| Entertainment Robots |
| Agricultural robots |
| Autonomous robots |
| Warehousing and logistics robots |
| Robots in Space |
