National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Syllabus

Course Details

Subject {L-T-P / C} : ME6155 : Autonomous Mobile Robots { 3-0-0 / 3}

Subject Nature : Theory

Coordinator : Dayal Ramakrushna Parhi

Syllabus

Module 1 :

Module 1: Introduction to the fundamentals of mobile robotics (5 Hours)
Introduction to the fundamentals of mobile robotics, examining the basic principles of locomotion, kinematics, sensing, perception, and cognition that are key to the development of autonomous mobile robot.

Module 2: Movement of mobile robots (6 Hours)
Types of robotics wheels used in mobile robotics application, Study of legged mobile robots. Analysis of wheeled mobile robots.

Module 3: Mobile robots kinematics and constraints (5 Hours)
Mobile robot kinematic and constraints. Mobile robot maneuverability. Mobile robot workspace.

Module 4: Application of AI, sensors and actuators for mobile robots (13 Hours)
Use of various sensors and actuators in mobile robotic application, Motion control strategies. Environmental perception by mobile robots using AI Techniques.

Module 5: Navigational strategies of mobile robot (7 Hours)
Representing uncertainty for mobile robot, Mobile robot localization. The challenge of localization. Application of mobile robot in various sectors, Planning and navigation of mobile robot subjected to various environmental conditions.

Course Objective

1 .

1. To study fundamentals of mobile robotics.

2 .

2. To analyse movement of mobile robots.

3 .

3. To gain knowledge on mobile robot kinematics and constraints.

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4. To use AI, sensors and actuators for mobile robots.

5. To know navigational strategies of mobile robot.

Course Outcome

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1. To explain fundamentals of mobile robotics.
2. To analyse movement of mobile robots.
3. To explain mobile robots kinematics and constraints.
4. To apply AI, sensors and actuators for mobile robots.
5. To apply navigational strategies to mobile robot.

Essential Reading

1 .

Roland Siegwart, Illah Reza Nourbakhsh, Davide Scaramuzza, Ronald C. Arkin, Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots, MIT Press, Kindle Edition: 2025 , 2025

2 .

Gregory Dudek and Michael Jenkin, Computational Principles of Mobile Robotics, Cambridge University Press, Kindle Edition: 2025 , 2025

Supplementary Reading

1 .

Kevin M. Lynch, Frank C. Park, Modern Robotics, Cambridge University Press, Kindle Edition: 2025 , 2025

2 .

Lentin Joseph (Author), Jonathan Cacace (Author), Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming: Design, build, and simulate complex robots using the Robot Operating System, Packt Publishing, Kindle Edition: 2025 , 2025