CODE | ARI5120 | |||||||||
TITLE | Applied Robotics and Automation | |||||||||
UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | |||||||||
ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
DEPARTMENT | Artificial Intelligence | |||||||||
DESCRIPTION | Robotics is one of the central objectives of Artificial Intelligence. This study-unit will focus on introducing the hardware and software components of robotics, using both a practical and theoretical approach. The study-unit will cover various foundational aspects of robotics, including control systems, embedded systems, control logic, feedback loops and sensors. It will also provide students with an understanding of how different industries use and apply these technologies, including creative robotics, industrial robotics and military robotics. Study-Unit Aims: This study-unit aims to provide the student with the necessary understanding and foundations of robotics from a practical hands-on perspective. Using the Arduino/Genuino starter kits, the student will be able to learn how to create small projects from scratch, buiding both the hardware and the software for the specific tasks. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will: - Be able to comprehend the generic requirements of a robotic system; - Have the necessary knowledge and concepts of embedded systems; - Be able to demonstrate an understanding of control logic, feedback loops and sensors and use the knowledge to design a robotic system; - Gain a generic understanding of the different uses of robotics in different industries (creative, military, industrial). 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Build simple robotic projects using the Arduino/Genuino Starter Kit; - Know how to design and build simple circuit boards; - Code the behaviour of simple robotic projects. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots (2011, 2nd edition) by Roland Siegwart, Illah Reza Nourbakhsh, Davide Scaramuzza. - Arduino Cookbook: Recipes to Begin, Expand, and Enhance Your Projects (2017, 3rd Edition) by Michael Margolis. - Getting Started with Arduino: The Open Source Electronics Prototyping Platform (2014, 3rd Edition) by Massimo Banzi, Michael Shiloh. - Introduction to Robotics: Mechanics and Control, (2004, 3rd Edition) by John J. Craig. |
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STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study and Project | |||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |