Courses / Module

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

• Model a simple controls system for a mechanism and build a model of an embedded controller on an Arduino.
• Develop an Inverse Kinematic model for a manipulator and demonstrate its use in simulation.

Delivery methods	Hours
Lectures	24
Labs / Practicals	12
Tutorials	0
Planned learning activities	0
Independent student activities	84
Total	120

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded
• Continuous Assessment detail(s): Students are not required to pass components separately – an overall pass mark of 40% is acceptable. Continuous Assessment is comprised of: Class test (30%) Project (70%)

Assessment type	Options	Weighting	Duration
Continuous Assessment		100%
University scheduled written examination	No	0%
Other		0%
Total		100%

• Pass standard: 40%
• Could the result of this module be capped? No
• Penalties: Late assignment submissions will incur a penalty of 10% of the assignment mark for each day (or part thereof) overdue. Plagiarism, collusion, and inappropriate quoting are penalized in accordance with programme, department, and university policy.

• Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? No

• M. Mataric, The Robotics Primer, The MIT Press, 2007.
• K. J. Astrom and R. M. Murray, Feedback Systems: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers, Princeton University Press, 2010.

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