1. Work organization and management |
A specialist must know and understand: · Basic principles and applications of safe working generally and in relation to manufacturing; ·Purposes, use, care and maintenance of all equipment and materials, together with their safe application; ·Environmental and safety principles and their application to good housekeeping in the work booth; ·Principles of team working and their applications; ·Personal skills, strengths and needs related to the roles, responsibilities and duties of other people; ·The parameters within which activities need to be scheduled. |
The specialist must be able to: · Prepare and maintain a safe, tidy and efficient work area; ·Prepare oneself for the tasks at hand, including full regard to OHSE; · Schedule work to maximize efficiency and minimize disruption; ·Take account of the rules and regulations in force for robotics technicians/engineers; · Select and use all equipment and materials safely and in compliance with manufacturer's instructions; · Meet or exceed health and safety standards applied to the environment, equipment and materials; ·Restore the work area to an appropriate condition; ·Contribute to team performance broadly and specifically; · Give and take feedback and support. |
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2. Communication and interpersonal skills | A specialist must know and understand: · The range and purposes of documentation in both paper-based and electronic forms; · The technical language associated with the skill and technology; · The standards required for routine and exceptional reporting in oral, handwritten and electronic form; · The required standards for communicating with clients, team members and others; · The purposes and techniques for maintaining and presenting reports, including financial reports. |
The specialist must be able to: ·Read, interpret and extract necessary technical data and instructions from documentation in any available format; · Use researches for problem solving and continue professional development; ·Communicate by oral, written and electronic means to ensure clarity, effectiveness and efficiency; ·Use a standard range of communication technologies; ·Discuss complex technical principles and applications with others; · Explain complex technical principles and applications to non-experts; · Complete reports and respond to issues and questions arising; ·Respond to client's needs face-to-face and indirectly; · Arrange gathering of information and prepare documentation as required by the client; · Complete reports and respond to issues and questions arising. |
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3. Designing |
A specialist must know and understand: ·The principles and applications of project design; ·The nature and formats of project specifications; · The bases on which the manufactured item will be appraised; · Design parameters can include the following: o Options appraisal; o Selection of components, materials and work processes; o Prototype development o Manufacturing; o Assembly; o Improvement; o Commissioning. · Principles and applications for: o Designing, assembling and commissioning of mobile robotics systems; o The components and functions of electrical and electronic systems; o The components and applications of add-ons; o The components and applications of mobile robotics systems. · The principles and applications of design and assembly of mechanical, electrical and electronic systems, their standards and their documentation · The principles and methods for work organization, control and management in relation to the product. |
The specialist must be able to: · Analyze the briefs or specifications to identify the required performance characteristics of the mobile robot; · Identify and resolve areas of uncertainty within the briefs or specifications; · Identify characteristics of the environment in which the mobile robot is required to operate; · Identify hardware requirements to support the mobile robot's performance; · Generate designs for manufacture of a functioning item within given timescales; · Generate designs for a teleoperation control system independent of the base unit; · Develop strategies to solve mobile robotics tasks including navigation and orientation; ·Generate innovative solutions to design challenges; · Identify and appraise options for selection, purchase and manufacture of materials, components and equipment; · Make decisions on the basis of business principles and other essential factors such as health and safety; · Prepare documentation for work management and control; ·Complete the design stage within given limits of cost and time. |
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4. Fabrication, assembly, and wiring | A specialist must know and understand: · Basic principles of mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering; ·Principles of fabrication and assembly; · Principles and practices of safe manufacture and operation. |
The specialist must be able to: ·Fabricate frame parts of the mobile robot; · Integrate the structural and mechanical parts of the mobile robot; · Integrate the electronic control circuits; · Install, set up and make all necessary physical and software related adjustments required for effective use; · Install, set up and make all necessary adjustments to mechanical, electrical, and sensor systems; · Install, set up and make all necessary adjustments required for effective teleoperation of the mobile robot; · Integrate sensors to gain control of the required tasks. |
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5. Programming, testing, and adjustment | A specialist must know and understand: · Manufacturer's control software; · Methods of programming using standard industrial software for industrial automation; · Software program relation to the action of machinery and systems; · Principles and applications of wireless communications; · Robot navigation by orientation and mapping; · Sensor integration; · Analytical techniques for fault finding; · Techniques and options for making adjustments and repairs; · Strategies for problem solving; · Principles and techniques for generating creative and innovative solutions. |
The specialist must be able to: · Visualize the process and operation using software; · Use the control software provided by the manufacturer to assert effective autonomous control over the object management systems provided by the manufacturer; · Use industrial standard programming software to assert effective autonomous control over the robot's movement; · Use teleoperation to assert effective control over systems; · Implement programming methodologies to the control systems; · Assert robot movement by implementing orientation and mapping capabilities; · Implement a navigation strategy. · Install and make adjustments to sensors; · Install cameras on the robot and make appropriate adjustments; · Test run individual applications and full functionality; · Find and document faults using appropriate analytical techniques; · Demonstrate basic IT knowledge; · Repair or change components efficiently. |
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6. Performance Review and Commissioning | A specialist must know and understand: · Criteria and methods for testing equipment and systems; · Criteria and methods for operating test runs; · The scope and limits of the technologies and methods used; · Strategies for creative thinking and innovation generating; · The possibilities and options for making incremental and/or radical changes. |
The specialist must be able to: · Test each part of the mobile robot against agreed operating criteria; · Test the mobile robot's overall performance against agreed operating criteria; · Optimize the operation of each part of the system, and the system as a whole, through analysis, problem solving and refinement; · Undertake a final test run to commission the system; · Review each part of the process of design, fabrication and assembly, and operation, against established criteria, including accuracy, consistency, time and cost efficiency; · Ensure that all aspects of the design stage meet the required industry standards; · Finalize and present a portfolio to the client; the portfolio is to include all essential documentation required for a specific business transaction; · Present the mobile robot and portfolio to the client and respond to questions. |
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