Biomedical Engineering

General objectives Provide basic tools for modeling and control of robotic systems for service and medical applications. Specific objectives Knowledge and understanding: The student will learn actuators and sensors used in robotic systems and their working principles and the basic methods for modeling, analysis and kinematic control of robotic manipulators, motion control algorithms. Apply knowledge and understanding: The student will be able to analyze the kinematic structures of serial manipulators and design algorithms for motion control and the execution of assigned tasks. Critical and judgment skills: The student will be able to identify the functional characteristics of a robotic system with reference to the type of task, mainly of interest for medical applications, to analyze the complexity of implementation, the performances and any critical issues. Communication skills: The course will allow students to be able to present the main problems and the technical solutions related to the use and application of robotic systems. Learning ability: The course aims at developing autonomous learning abilities in the students, oriented to the analysis and solution of problems in the use of robots.