Courses / Module

On successful completion of the module, students should be able to:

• Discuss the history of industrial robots, robots in popular culture and the anatomy and features of a typical robot.
• Evaluate mobility of a simple machine using number synthesis, joints and pairs.
• Describe the motion of articulated robots.
• Identify suitable actuators and controllers for a specific task.
• Understand control strategies.
• Describe the approaches and techniques to describe mobile robot motion, localisation, mapping and path planning.
• Have an appreciation of the software used to control and model robotic systems.

Delivery methods	Hours
Lectures	24
Labs / Practicals	0
Tutorials	0
Planned learning activities	0
Independent student activities	56
Total	80

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded
• Continuous Assessment detail(s): Continuous Assessment up to 60%.

Assessment type	Weighting	Duration
Continuous Assessment	60%
University scheduled written examination	40%	120 minutes
Other	0%
Total	100%	120 minutes

• Pass standard: 40%

• Are Supplemental registrations permitted? Yes
• University scheduled written examination (Autumn): 120 minutes
• Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment registration permitted? No
• Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment capped? No

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