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MindTap for Dinwiddie's Industrial Robotics, 2 terms Instant Access, 1st Edition

Keith Dinwiddie

  • Copyright 2019
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MindTap for Dinwiddie's Industrial Robotics, 2 terms Instant Access 1st Edition by Keith Dinwiddie
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MindTap Mechanical Engineering for Dinwiddie’s Industrial Robotics, 1st Edition is the digital learning solution that powers students from memorization to mastery. It gives you complete control of your course—to provide engaging content, to challenge every individual, and to build their confidence. Empower students to accelerate their progress with MindTap. MindTap: Powered by You.

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Keith Dinwiddie

Keith E. Dinwiddie is the Technical Education Extension Specialist/Instructor at Ozarks Technical Community College where he has been teaching industrial maintenance and robotics classes full time since fall 2007. Previously, he worked in industry as an industrial maintenance technician while teaching as an adjunct instructor. He also has prior military experience maintaining Huey helicopters. A FANUC Certified Education Robot Training (CERT) instructor for both programming and vision systems, Dinwiddie has experience with various robotic systems, including Panasonic, Mitsubishi, NAO, LEGO Mindstorms NXT and hobby robotic systems.

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  • MindTap is an outcome-driven application that propels students from memorization to mastery. It’s the only platform that gives you complete ownership of your course. With it, you can challenge every student, build their confidence, and empower them to be unstoppable.
  • ACCESS EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN ONE PLACE. Cut down on prep with MindTap’s preloaded, organized course materials. Teach more efficiently with interactive multimedia, assignments, quizzes, and more. And give your students the power to read, listen, and study on their phones, so they can learn on their terms.
  • EMPOWER YOUR STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL. Twelve distinct metrics give you actionable insights into student engagement. Identify topics troubling your entire class and instantly communicate with struggling students. And students can track their scores to stay motivated toward their goals. Together, you can accelerate progress.
  • YOUR COURSE. YOUR CONTENT. Only MindTap gives you complete control over your course. You have the flexibility to reorder textbook chapters, add your own notes, and embed a variety of content including OER. Personalize course content to your students’ needs. They can even read your notes, add their own, and highlight key text to aid their progress.
  • A DEDICATED TEAM, WHENEVER YOU NEED THEM. MindTap isn’t just a tool, it’s backed by a personalized team eager to support you. We help you set up your course and tailor it to your specific objectives, so you’ll be ready to make an impact from day one. And we’ll be standing by to help you and your students until the final day of the term.
  • DEVELOP YOUR STUDENTS' SOFT SKILLS. MindTap Robotics now includes S/P2's soft skills training modules that will help prepare students to enter the workforce!

Table of Contents

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1. Introduction to Industrial Robots and Automation.
2. Robot Types and Classification.
3. Robot Programming.
4. End of Arm Tooling.
5. Integration and Networking.
6. Automation Sensors.
7. Economic Issues.
8. Robot Interfacing and the Human/Machine Interface.
9. Vision Systems.
10. Safety.
11. Maintenance.
Appendix A: Flow Charting Symbols.
Appendix B: Recommended Tool List.

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  • ISBN-10: 1337685402
  • ISBN-13: 9781337685405
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