- Department: Electronic Engineering
- Module co-ordinator: Dr. Hadi El Daou
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
This module introduces students to Computer-Aided Design (CAD) fundamentals, and instructs students on how to formulate and solve kinematics and dynamics models for robots and other mechanical systems with a particular focus on robotic manipulation and interaction with objects. It enables students to design and construct mechanical systems that function under programmed mechatronic control to perform complex manipulation tasks.
Occurrence | Teaching cycle |
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A | Semester 2 2023-24 |
Subject content aims:
to provide technical skills in the design and construction of multiple degree of freedom robots
to provide technical skills in the programming of kinematic and dynamic control
to provide an understanding of the limitations of physical modelling and solution of robots
Graduate skills aims:
To provide a context for the application of taught knowledge in an engineering setting
To demonstrate the appreciation of scientific and engineering methods and techniques
Subject content learning outcomes:
After successful completion of this module, students will:
Be able to describe modelling of mobile robots and robot manipulators.
Be able to control a robot arm, being aware of the kinematic and dynamic aspects.
Be able to perform grasping and placing operations with sensor feedback for control.
Graduate skills learning outcomes:
After successful completion of this module, students will:
Be able to express basic robotics concepts concisely and accurately and comment on their applications and limitations.
Be able to select, adapt, and apply a range of mechatronics technologies for the design, development, and control of advanced robots.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Demonstration |
N/A | 80 |
Oral presentation/seminar/exam Oral presentation/seminar/exam |
N/A | 20 |
None
The coursework builds on content from the practicals, so by completing the labs, students will gain the skills and experience necessary to do the coursework. The coursework is broken down into four phases of practical work derived from skills developed in the laboratory that are assessed through both review of the program code submitted by students and commented appropriately for their robots, and through critical observation of the quality and performance of their robots while completing the tasks set for them in the laboratory. A fifth phase of work requires the students to present the design and construction work they have done, explain the problems they have solved, and critically reason about the quality of their results to their supervisors and peers, followed by the demonstration of their knowledge in a question and answer session.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Demonstration |
N/A | 80 |
Oral presentation/seminar/exam Oral presentation/seminar/exam |
N/A | 20 |
Formative Feedback:
Lab work with spoken feedback and problem-solving, and immediate help given by lab demonstrators during lab sessions.
Workshops held every week that allow students to ask questions and get immediate feedback on their progress in lecture study and coursework.
Summative Feedback:
Feedback forms with a detailed breakdown of grades provided at the assessment of coursework which occurs at the end of term, returned to the students within standard university guidelines with grades.
Fundamentals for control of robotic manipulators, Koivo, John Wiley, 1989.