Course Content of the Beginners Level Workshop

INTRODUCTION
Robots
Robotics
Procedure of building robots
Constituents of any robot
Overview of the events organized in Colleges like IITD, NSIT.
LOCOMOTION
Wheeled
Legged
Climbing
Flying
Floating
MOTORS
Types of Motors
Gear trains
Geared Motors
Stepper motors
Servo motors
Reduction in speed of motors
Increase in the torque of motors
Selection of motors as per the application
TYRES
Choosing tyres specific to application
Type of grips
Deciding the contact area of the tyres
Choosing the material for the tyres

POWER SUPPLIES
Lead-acid batteries
Ni-Cd
Ni-Mh
Li-ion
TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
Gear
Belt Pulley
Worm gears
Chain Sprocket
Rack and Pinion
Screw and Nut Arrangement
GOOD ENGINEERING PRACTICES
Bearing
Bushing
Coupling
Linkages
BASIC ELECTRICAL CONTROL SYSTEM
Various types of switches available
DPDT Switches
Limit Switches
Relays
ASSEMBLING THE WIRED ROBOT
Fixing and aligning the mechanical assembly.
Placing the motor Driver Circuit
Connecting the wired remote control
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
RF Transmission and Reception
Basic concepts of Modulation
Types of Antenna
RF Modules
Encoders and Decoders
Address Protection
Problem of Latching
BASICS
An introduction to active and passive components
Resistors
Capacitors
Diodes
LEDs
Relays
Transistors

AN INTRODUCTION TO INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
Definition
Types
Identification
Field of application

STUDY OF SOME BASIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
Working principle of op-amps and comparators
Study of basic logic gates
Basic Darlington Transistor Devices (ULN2003)
Types
Identification of ICs used for logic gates
Control Systems
Controlling a robot with its own brain
Designing of logic circuits
How to implement logic using electronic hardware

SENSORS
Study of different types of sensors
Touch sensors
Light sensor using LDR, photo transistor and photo diode.
Infrared sensor using IR diode, and IR detectors
Obstacle detectors
Fire sensor
Actuator
Types of actuators used in robotics

MOTOR DRIVER
Relays-Transistor Motor Driver
Motor Driving using Darlington Transistors (ULN Devices)
H-Bridge Motor Driver
Detailed working of L293D
Introduction to Pulse Width Modulation
PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB)
Motor Driver Board
IR Sensor Board
Comparator Circuit Board
Remote Circuit Board
Transmitter circuit board
Receiver circuit board
How to convert a circuit diagram into a PCB?
Layout designing
Overview of Manufacturing of PCB
Soldering of various circuit boards
SOFTWARE
Express PCB
Dip Trace
Eagle
ASSEMBLING THE LINE FOLLOWER
Basic Principle of Color Sensing
Basic Principle of a Line Follower
Assembling of the line follower
Assembling of the sensors
Assembling the whole system to the Motor Driver
ASSEMBLING THE WALLFOLLOWER
Basic Principle of Wall Sensing
Basic Principle of a Wall Follower
Assembling of the wall follower
Assembling of the sensors
Assembling the whole system to the Motor Driver
DO IT YOURSELF
Line follower robot
Obstacle chaser robot
Wall Follower
Robo Wrestler
Robo Soccer
Photophobic robot
Phototropic robot
CONTENTS OF THE KIT
2 DC geared motors
2 ABS polished wheels with metal couplings
General Purpose robotic vehicle chassis (can be used for even a micro-mouse)
Wired Transmitter Remote Box
General Purpose Motor Driver Circuit Board (L293D board).
2 General Purpose Sensor Boards
1 Comparator based autonomous robot driving board
High power durable battery.
10- Bus multipurpose cable.
Tools & switches

DURATION
We conduct workshops on two consecutive days. Each day has an eight hours session (in
total 16 hours). This is properly divided into theory and hands-on sessions. In the end we
organize a Robo-racing & Robo-Soccer competition among the participants of the workshop
so that they get real feel of competitive environment.