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Building Robots: Electrical Drives

Overview

Learn the fundamentals of electrical drives, including hardware and control systems, and how to implement and control a DC drive in robotic applications.

What you'll learn

  • Understand how electrical drives play a role in robotics
  • Explain the system and control architecture of an electrical drive
  • Describe how power, sensing and control components work together in an electrical drive
  • Model and simulate a DC-motor-based electrical drive
  • Tune the control loop of an electrical drive
  • Experience the implementation of a practical DC drive
  • Make critical design choices for a practical electrical drive within given specifications
  • Model an electrical drive as a component for system integration in robotics
  • Work with other disciplines to develop motion control using electrical drives
  • Deploy motor drive hardware and implement the control loop

Skills you'll practise

RoboticsMechatronicsCommunicationSystems IntegrationControl SystemsControl LoopsAgricultureFirmware

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • University courses you can audit for free, with lectures, readings and practice quizzes.
  • A verified certificate from the university if you pay for it.
  • From Delft University of Technology, a well-regarded name.
  • Self-paced: start any time.

Disadvantages

  • Graded assignments and the certificate need the paid track.
  • Audit access can expire a few weeks after the course ends.
  • Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.
  • Some parts (graded work, certificate) are paid.

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Free to audit

  • Free: Choose "Audit this course" when you enrol: lectures, readings and practice are free.
  • Paid: Graded assignments and the verified certificate (Certificate $150). Audit access may end after the course closes.

Before you start

Knowledge of linear circuits Basic electronics and control Experience in microcontroller programming

Taught by

  • Jianning DongDr.
  • Pavol BauerProf. dr. ir.
  • Hassan HosseinNiaDr.

Delft University of Technology is in Tier 2: excellent universities and the companies that build the technology of our institution ranking (86/100).

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