MEC 240 - Robotics and Computer Programming

3 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): WR 90 or WR 91, or designated placement, and MTH 60 or MTH 63 or designated placement, and CIS 120 (formerly offered as CS120)

Course Description: Provides an overview of robotic and automated systems technology. Students will be introduced to basic manufacturing techniques, robot terminology, differing types of automation, safety, basic robotic programming, interfacing robotic communications, automated work cells, and robotic applications. Robot operations and programming fundamentals will be applied by the students. Safety is emphasized throughout, highlighting operator and robot safety, lockout/tagout and safety interlocks.

Course Level: Career/Tech Preparatory

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Demonstrate proper personal safety, Power up and shutdown, Manual Operation homing and end effector.
CLO#2: Demonstrate teaching points basic programming, movement and end effector commands.
CLO#3: Demonstrate looping speed control, interfacing and material handling.
CLO#4: Demonstrate CNC machining loading, work cell and robot application along with basic conveyor operation.
CLO#5: Demonstrate use of conditional commands. Flexible manufacturing cells. Subroutine commands and servo conveyor operation.
CLO#6: Explain Cartesian coordinate programming. Go/No-Go Inspection. Robot operator interface and parts measurement.
CLO#7: Demonstrate Operator input interface, relational, and arithmetic loop commands. (ILO: Critical Thinking)