When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?

You will have access to your onboarding course and all available self-paced content for this programme immediately after you enroll and pay. Once the first course officially begins, you’ll be able to ask questions to the teaching team, get feedback on your projects, and work with other peers on group assignments.

Will the certificate be issued by IIT Guwahati?‎

Yes! The certificate will be directly issued by the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. View the sample certificate here!

What will I get if I pay for this program?

You will get access to all the courses in this certificate program. You will also get feedback from the teaching team on your projects. You’ll be working with a network of peers towards your goals.

Can I take this program for free?

No. The program is available only to learners who have paid for the program.

What is the refund policy?

You will have 2 weeks after the start of the first course session to secure a refund.

Is financial assistance available?

Financial assistance is not available at this time for this programme.

Certificate

Post Graduate Certificate in Robotics and Mechatronics

Learn the foundational principles used in emerging and classical areas of mechanics, control, robotics and mechatronics.

Enrolments will open soon.

6 months

~ 7 hours per week

$1,500 / INR 1,12,500

100% Online

Live sessions with feedback from faculty & recorded classes.

Gain in-demand robotics and automation skills with IIT Guwahati

Top-ranked Institute of national Importance

Earn your Post Graduate Certificate from one of the leading institutes of India with state-of-the-art research infrastructure and scientific and engineering instruments.

Learn core concepts of kinematics and dynamics of machines and robots

Build skills to analyse, synthesise and control the motion of machines and robots. Watch the faculty webinar to learn more!

Application-based learning

Benefit from live machine demonstrations in relevant courses.

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Program description

Learn core concepts of mechatronics, robotics analysis and control, and microcontroller programming.

Required background

A bachelor's degree in any technology or engineering field is required to successfully enrol in and complete this programme. Students in their third year of graduation may also enrol in this programme.

Software requirements:

MATLAB, SOLIDWORKS, Arduino IDE, Windows OS (to-date)

These software versions are verified to work with IITG labs. You can use the latest available (and most stable) versions of the software, if backward and forward compatibility is supported.

Skills you will gain

Machines
Mechanics, Sensing and Control of Robots
Mechatronics
Classical mechanics

Overview

In this programme, you will learn the fundamental principles of mechatronics and the mechanics, sensing, and control of robots. Mechatronics and robotics systems are crucial for the development of automation and other emerging technologies that are driving the development of innovative industry solutions.

As you advance through the programme, you’ll learn to:

Analyse and design mechanisms
Represent robots mathematically in equations
Perform forward and inverse kinematics of various robotic manipulators, conduct their velocity analysis and statics, and do robot planning
Control manipulators and wheeled mobile robots
Work with microcontrollers nd design programmable motion control systems

Engineering graduates (Mechanical/CSE/Electrical/Electronics and Communications/Civil) and industry professionals interested in building a career in robotics and mechatronics will find this programme useful.

This programme features 6 courses and 6 projects.

Course 1 of 6

Kinematics of Machines

What you will learn

Mechanism kinematics
Kinematic analysis of mechanisms
Kinematic Synthesis - I: Classification of Synthesis problems
Kinematic Synthesis - II: Motion, function and path generation
Special Mechanisms and coupler curves

Project(s)

Design of machinery

In this project, you have to design a mechanism for a given set of specifications for specific industrial applications. You will use the methods taught and apply them to construct the mechanism by drawing (either by hand or by software) and then simulate the motion of the mechanism (by using appropriate software).

Overview

In this course, you will learn to perform kinematic analysis and synthesis of various mechanisms, and draw coupler curves. You will also be exposed to graphical as well as analytical methods.

Course 2 of 6

Kinematics of Robots

What you will learn

Introduction to robotics
Direct and inverse kinematics of serial robots
Kinematics of constrained and redundant manipulators
Velocity analysis and statics of serial robots
Planning of manipulator cartesian path trajectories
Robot planning for obstacle avoidance using software

Project(s)

Motion planning for Robot Manipulators

In this project, you shall perform motion planning analysis for a given robot manipulator while ensuring singularity avoidance, joint and torque limits as well as obstacle avoidance. MATLAB is preferred, however, you may use other software of your choice.

Overview

In this course, you will learn how to mathematically represent robots. Furthermore, you will be able to perform the forward and inverse kinematics of various robotic manipulators, conduct their velocity analysis and statics and do robot planning.

Course 3 of 6

Dynamics of Machines

What you will learn

Static and dynamic analysis
Equations of motion
Balancing of mechanisms

Project(s)

Dynamic analysis of an IC engine

In this project, you will develop a MATLAB code to perform static and dynamic analysis of a multi-cylinder IC engine considering reciprocating unbalanced parts. You shall also derive equations of motion considering the connecting rod to be flexible.

Overview

In this course, you will learn to perform static and dynamic analysis of various mechanisms, write equations of motion for mechanisms and perform balancing of mechanisms.

Course 4 of 6

Dynamics of Robots

What you will learn

Derivation of robot equations of motion using Lagrange-Euler formulation
Derivation of robot equations of motion using Newton-Euler formulation
Wheeled mobile robots

Project(s)

Simulation of equations of motion for robots

In this project, you shall develop MATLAB codes for simulating the equations of motion of several robots using both the Lagrange-Euler formulation and Newton-Euler formulation.

Overview

In this course, you will learn how to write equations of motion of serial chain robots and mobile robots along with their simulation.

Course 5 of 6

Robot Sensing and Control

What you will learn

Introduction to vision
Higher-level vision
Overview of control systems
Linear control of robot manipulators
Nonlinear control of robot manipulators
Control of wheeled robots

Project(s)

Control of Robot Manipulators

You will be given the model of a specific robot manipulator and will design a control law to ensure that the robot tracks the desired trajectory. You shall then write an appropriate code in MATLAB to obtain simulations of the results.

Overview

In this course, you will learn low and high level vision. You will also learn the principles of control and to perform linear and nonlinear control of robot manipulators. Finally, you will also learn control of wheeled mobile robots.

Course 6 of 6

Mechatronics

What you will learn

Introduction to mechatronics
Electric actuators
Electrohydraulic systems
Sensors
Programmable systems

Project(s)

Programmable motion control system for various contour moves

In this project, you will design a programmable motion control system for various contour moves like (drawing) lines and circles along with the appropriate pseudo-codes.

Overview

This course is designed to introduce you to working with mechatronic systems and their associated tools. The course provides information on various types of sensors and actuators and how to work with microcontrollers. Furthermore, PLC programming and programmable motion control are introduced.

Instructors

Frequently asked questions

If you need further assistance, please email pgc_rm@iitg.ac.in with any questions.

Post Graduate Certificate in Robotics and Mechatronics

Enrolments will open soon.

6 months

$1,500 / INR 1,12,500

100% Online

Gain in-demand robotics and automation skills with IIT Guwahati

Top-ranked Institute of national Importance

Learn core concepts of kinematics and dynamics of machines and robots

Application-based learning

Program description

Required background

Skills you will gain

Overview

This programme features 6 courses and 6 projects.

Instructors

Frequently asked questions

When will I have access to the lectures and assignments? ‎

Will the certificate be issued by IIT Guwahati?‎‎

What will I get if I pay for this program? ‎

Can I take this program for free? ‎

What is the refund policy? ‎

Is financial assistance available? ‎

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