Autonomous Mechatronic Systems

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
Workshop	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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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.