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Robotics and Automation in Mechanical Engineering Explained: Robots, Control Systems, Industrial Automation is an open-access, accreditation-aligned curriculum module developed under the PREP4UNI.ONLINE OER Initiative for undergraduate engineering candidates, automation specialists, and STEM educators. Structured in accordance with the Washington Accord, EUR-ACE, and IEA Global Engineering Competency frameworks, this module bridges physical structural embodiment with multi-body dynamics, kinematic motion planning, and industrial automation architectures.

The technical scope covers Denavit-Hartenberg homogeneous coordinate transformations, inverse kinematics, geometric Jacobian velocity mapping, and singularity avoidance algorithms. Multi-body dynamics are formulated using the Lagrange-Euler energy method, evaluating Coriolis torque coupling and actuator gear ratio inertia matching. Industrial implementation examines collaborative robot safety under ISO/TS 15066, harmonic drive wear, thermal expansion drift in wafer handlers, and real-time fieldbus communications. The resource integrates systems engineering trade-off matrices, seven industrial case studies, an interactive HTML5 canvas 2-DOF arm kinematics simulator, and six multi-step quantitative worked examples with explicit engineering interpretations.

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