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Methodology of Designing and Modeling Projects for Robotics and Mechatronics Course of Intelligent Robotics Master Program
Intelligent robots are employed in a wide variety of sectors due to their capability to carry out a task autonomously. As a response for a growing importance of intelligent robots, a new master program in intelligent robotics was introduced by Kazan Federal University, Russia in 2017. It was created by analysing curricula of top robotics universities worldwide. The main objective of this master program is to provide an in-depth knowledge to students regarding intelligent robots’ development and applications. Classes of the program are conducted by combining theoretical lectures with practical application of robotics software and hardware tools. Computer Aided Design (CAD) software and Robotic Operating System (ROS) libraries are practised by students in a number of courses. This paper presents an approach for design and modelling projects within Robotics and Mechatronics course for first-year students using SOLIDWORKS and ROS. Educational methodologies successfully adopted by a student are demonstrated in the paper using a particular case-study of an elevator operating robot.