Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
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Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
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| Lecturer: | A/Prof Thomas Bräunl |
| Room: | 4.15 |
| Fax: | 6488-1168 |
| Email: |  |
Semester 2, 6 points
Outcomes
Students gain in-depth technical competence in the following areas: intelligent systems, mobile robots, robot manipulators, vision-guided robotics, and advanced sensor-actuator systems. Programming in the labs for this unit is being performed in C/C++.
Students will acquire generic skills in identifying problems and deriving a specification, creating a system design comprising mechanics, electronics, and software for a problem specification, adapting to new systems or tools, and working with and understanding of technical manuals.
This unit involves laboratory sessions where students work in groups and have the opportunity to work and rotate their roles as team leaders or effective team members. Students are assigned specific sub-tasks and learn about special demands of intelligent systems, mobile robots, and robot manipulators with advanced sensor input. This is a rapidly expanding area which students are encouraged to explore further and keep up with technology trends.
Content
This unit covers mobile robot design—driving robots, walking robots, autonomous planes, underwater robots; manipulators; kinematics and control; localisation; navigation; mapping; vision-guidance and tracking; simulation systems; intelligent control—fuzzy logic, neural networks, genetic algorithms; industrial automation and application areas; production lines; process automation and planning.
Additional tutorials are offered for students without prior knowledge of C/C++ programming.
Assessment
The outcome of in-depth technical competence is assessed via a written test. The outcome of student group work is assessed in assignments and laboratory reports. Individual student skills are assessed via a written report on a robotics project.
Contact Hours
| Type | Hours | Start | Note |
| Lectures | 26 hrs | week 1 | |
| Tutorials | 12 hrs | week 2 | |
| Labs | 15 hrs | week 3 | 2h lab sessions |
Unit Co-ordinator:
Associate Professor
Thomas Bräunl
Tutors / Lab Supervisors: Daniel Kingdom
Textbooks: Bräunl:
Embedded Robotics,
3rd Ed., Springer 2008
Course Notes:
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Lecture Recordings : see link
Tutorials:
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Lab Assignments:
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Previous Exams:
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Marks (Cont. Asses.) : see link
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Assessment
| Type | Duration | Mark | Comments |
Individual lab 1 (1w) |
1w 1w 2w 2w 5w |
3% 5% |
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| Labs subtotal | 11 wks | 31% |
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| Report for final lab | - | 4% |
Due week 12 |
| Written examination | - | 65% |
Open book test in week 13 |
Report
A group report has to be submitted for the final lab with the following structure:
2 page overview, task distribution between team members, overall results and performance
3 pages per team member, including 1 page of measurements, data plots, sample images, etc.
Do not include source code in the report.
Penalties
Each lab is due at the end of the scheduled session, no late submissions will be accepted.
Assignments and reports will receive a 20% penalty
for each day late.
Plagiarism
All work submitted must be the student's (or group's, resp.) own work.
Citations must be clearly marked as such.
See the faculty policy on plagiarism.
Sacling
See the faculty policy for scaling marks.
Appeals
See the faculty policy for appeals.