Module 25021 (2013)

Module Description - Advanced Robotics

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Module TitleAdvanced Robotics
SchoolComputer Science
Module Code06-25021
DescriptorCOMP/06-25021/LM
Member of StaffMichael Mistry
LevelM
Credits20
Semester2
Pre-requisitesNone
Co-requisitesNone
RestrictionsNone
Contact hours44
Delivery2 hrs lectures per week, laboratory sessions
Description This module is concerned with robot motion in a physical world. We will introduce the concepts and tools for modeling, simulating, and controlling dynamic robots. In a series of lectures we will study the fundamentals of manipulation including kinematics, dynamics, and control. Lab exercises will reinforce learned concepts by means of evaluation on a (real/simulated) physical robot.
Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, the student should be able to:Assessed by:
develop and formulate models of a dynamic robot, such as a manipulator Continuous Assessment (team project)
Implement algorithms for solving robot manipulation problems Continuous Assessment (team project)
investigate and analyse control methods for robot motion (on a simulator or real robot) Continuous Assessment (team project)
demonstrate an understanding of the main methods of modelling and controlling dynamic robots Examination
AssessmentSessional: 2 hour examination (40%), continuous assessment (team project) (60%).
Supplementary (where allowed): By repeat only.
TextsBruno Siciliano, Lorenzo Sciavicco, Luigi Villani, and Giuseppe Oriolo, Robotics: Modelling, Planning and Control (Advanced Textbooks in Control and Signal Processing), 2009