NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 機器人學(3226)
(Eng.) Robotics
Offering Dept Department of Bio-industrial Mechatronics Engineering
Course Type Elective Credits 3 Teacher Hao-Ting Lin
Department Department of Bio-industrial Mechatronics Engineering/Undergraduate Language English Semester 2026-SPRING
Course Description This course introduces the fundamentals of robotic mechanisms, kinematics, dynamics, and intelligent control. Topics include planar and spatial kinematics, motion planning, mechanism design for manipulators and mobile robots, multi-rigid-body dynamics, 3D graphical simulation, control system design, actuators and sensors, wireless communication, task modeling, human–machine interfaces, and embedded systems. Students will complete a project involving the analysis and design of robotic systems.
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course Y
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
This course aims to develop students’ understanding of fundamental concepts and practical skills in intelligent robotics. Students will study spatial transformations, kinematics, software control architectures, sensing, localization, and navigation. Through midterm and final projects, students will learn to analyze research literature, evaluate methodologies, and implement robotic tasks based on published work.
1.Be capable of the fundamental concepts with functional understanding to mechanical, mechatronic and Information engineering for a lifelong, professional career.
100
Lecturing
Attendance
Quiz
Written Presentation
Oral Presentation
Internship
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Introduction
Week 2 Introduction
Week 3 Spatial Descriptions and Transformations
Week 4 Spatial Descriptions and Transformations
Quiz 1
Week 5 Manipulator Kinematics
Week 6 Manipulator Kinematics
Week 7 Inverse Manipulator Kinematics
Week 8 Midterm exam
Week 9 Inverse Manipulator Kinematics
Week 10 Trajectory Generation
Week 11 Trajectory Generation
Week 12 Linear Control of Manipulators
Week 13 Linear Control of Manipulators
Quiz 2
Week 14 Robot Programming Languages and Systems
Week 15 Final Report
Week 16 Final Report
self-directed
learning
   01.Participation in professional forums, lectures, and corporate sharing sessions related to industry-government-academia-research exchange activities.
   05.Participation in various workshops organized by different departments of NCHU.

Evaluation
Attendance (10%)
Students who attend both quizzes receive full scores. If a student is absent with an approved leave, the attendance score for that quiz will not be counted. Absences without approved leave will receive a score of zero for that quiz.
Quizzes (40%)
The quiz grade is the average of two in-class quizzes. Regardless of approved leave status, missed quizzes will receive a score of zero.
Midterm Exam (30%)
No approved leave are allowed.
Final Project/Presentation (20%)
No makeup submissions are allowed.

Group Work
Presentations are conducted in groups of two students.
Textbook & other References
John Craig, Introduction to Robotics Mechanics and Control. 4th Ed., Pearson Education.
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website

Office Hours
W1 11:00-12:00
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