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BEGINNERS WORKSHOP PROPOSAL

This is a workshop designed for beginners and robotics enthusiasts of all disciplines. They
would be introduced to the basic fundamentals of robotics and will learn to apply them in real
life. Hands-on sessions will help them understand the practical aspects too. The students will
learn the basics concepts and will gain the practical experience while working on the robotics kit
specially designed and developed by MITBOTS promoted by Robotics Foundation of
India (RFI), a body of IIT Delhi evangelists.(henceforth referred to as “RFI”)

The workshop would help them to enter the world of robotics and to create
an aptitude in the limitless field of robotics. The workshop will help them to get the feel of
robotics and how powerful and exciting it can be.

The course content has been extensively developed by MITBOTS promoted by RFI having
years of experience in robotics industrial and education solutions. It is as follows:

CONCEPT 1: Wired Robotics

In this session basic perception of robotics at university level is developed in mind of students

INTRODUCTION

 Robots
 Robotics
 Procedure of building robots
 Constituents of any robot
 Overview of the events organized in Colleges like IITD, NSIT.
In this session basic idea of robots and robotics is made clear. Participants are
introduced to process of building machine/robots and IIT Delhi team members share
their experience of building machine.

LOCOMOTION

 Wheeled
 Legged
 Climbing
 Flying
 Floating

Details on various modes of locomotion like wheeled, tracked, legged, flying etc is given
to participants. More focus is given to wheeled and tracked robots, as they are most
common and preferred. In these concepts of vehicle, dynamics are made clear like
effect of center of mass, payload on robot etc.

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

Various kinds of transmission systems, which can be used in building a basic robot, are
introduced. After general introduction, the major elements of transmission systems like
gears, belt and pulleys, chain sprockets etc are discussed in detail. Comparisons of
above said transmission systems are performed helping in deciding the most suitable
transmission system.

GOOD ENGINEERING PRACTICES

 Bearing
 Bushing
 Coupling
 Linkages

In this session the participants are told about the importance of applying good
engineering practices while making a robust machine. Concepts related to bearing,
bushings etc are discussed. The practical issues while implementing these are talked
about.

BASIC ELECTRICAL CONTROL SYSTEM

 Various types of switches available

 DPDT Switches
 Limit Switches
 Relays

The final controlling of a machine after building it, is taught in this section. The various
kinds of switches, relays etc are shown and taught to the participants. How to make the
connections for a manual control is made clear with the help of hands on session. Use
of RC control is also discussed in brief.

ASSEMBLING THE WIRED ROBOT

 Fixing and aligning the mechanical assembly.

 Placing the motor Driver Circuit
 Connecting the wired remote control
CONCEPT 2: Wireless Robotics (RC CONTROL)

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

 RF Transmission and Reception

 Basic concepts of Modulation
 Types of Antenna
 RF Modules
 Encoders and Decoders
 Address Protection
 Problem of Latching
 Quad Multiplexing

CONCEPT 3: Autonomous Robotics components

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
CONCEPT 4: Implementations of Autonomous Robotics

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

COMPETITIONS TO BE PLAYED

 Robo Soccer
 Robo Racing

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.

CHARGES

 Rs 990 individual (without Kit)

 If a student wants to buy a kit at the end of the workshop, we can also provide that too
at a minimum rate.

BENEFITS

o Get trained to compete in Indian Robotics League and win prizes worth 20

lakhs

o Learn Basic of robotics from faculty having international exposure and

expertise

o A learning step to participate in IRL (India’s Biggest Robotics Competition).

o Dream chance of winning an international internship in USA,Singapore.

o Fund your dream research project by winning the IRL.

o Work on specially designed robotics kits and play robo racing and robo soccer.

o Certificates from Mitbots promoted by RFI and FLOORBOTICS, USA.

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

The kit provided can be used for almost all university level robotic competitions with slight
circuital changes.

OUR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WORKSHOP

 1 Seminar Hall or Drawing Hall with sitting capacity for 150-200 students
 Sound System
 Accommodation for 4 faculty members
 1 Laptop/Desktop
 1 LCD Projector
 3 volunteers

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