Autonomous Mechatronic Systems
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
EEET 4070
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
No
Course ID
106159
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
Course owner
School of Engineering
Course aim
This course uses the process of mechatronic system design. It is a project-based course where a mechatronic system, comprised of numerous electromechanical and computing sub-systems, is designed, assembled and used to solve complex tasks autonomously. This course integrates tools and skills related to computing and programming, electronics, control and mechanical systems. This course provides a real-life experience related to the practice of mechatronic engineering.
Course content
- Systems engineering approach to the design and testing of mechatronic systems
- Analysis design, implementation and tuning of control strategies for vehicles and robotic systems in real-time incorporating elements such as vision, external localisation systems and navigational control as appropriate
- Application of Bayesian state estimators in mechatronic systems
- Analysis of linear and nonlinear mechatronic systems
- Real-world implementation of Kalman filtering and state estimation from noisy data
- Robotic applications of mechatronic principles
- Mechatronic design project with multiple sensors, actuators, mechanisms and computer systems connected with a data communication bus
Textbook(s)
Siegwart, R., Nourbakhsh, I.R., Scaramuzza, D 2011, Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots, 2nd edition, The MIT Press, London, England
Prerequisite(s)
| Common to all relevant programs | |
|---|---|
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| COMP 1041 | Programming for Engineers |
| EEET 2044 | Electromechanics |
Corequisite(s)
| Common to all relevant programs | |
|---|---|
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| EEET 3046 | Control Systems |
Teaching method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES | |||
| Lecture | 2 hours x week 1 and 2 | ||
| Practical | 3 hours x 12 weeks | ||
| Tutorial | 2 hours x 7 weeks | ||
| INTERNAL, WHYALLA | |||
| Workshop | 2 hours x 6 weeks | ||
| Practical | 3 hours x 11 weeks | ||
| Workshop (Face to face workshop) | 5 hours x 3 days | ||
| INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION - SINGAPORE (INTENSIVE) | |||
| Offshore | 20 hours x 1 week | ||
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assessment
Practical, Presentation, Project
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Course Coordinators
Dr Russell Brinkworth
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