Mobile Robotics Module Title: Mobile Robotics CCCC Level: M Credit Value: 30 CRN: CRN to be allocated ECTS Value:

Length (in Semesters) 1 University module code: To be allocated Semester(s) in which to be offered: 2

Pre-requisites (between levels): None Indicative learning hours: 300 (72 Contact Hours)

Co-requisites (within a level):

Aims of Module: To critically review and analyse current autonomous intelligent robots, consolidate and extend knowledge in robotics applications To provide a practical understanding of robotic navigation and locomotion. To provide an understanding of the theory and practice of autonomous intelligent mobile robots and how these techniques and technologies impinge on research and industrial activities. Intended Learning Outcomes Knowledge and Understanding At the end of the module students will have the knowledge and understanding to be able to: Understand the principles of mobile robotics and related concepts Understand the underlying principles of mobile robotics, a knowledge of its applications, and apply these to analyse and solve related real-world problems. Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the operation of mobile robotic systems and their use in industrial applications Critically assess the implementation and control issues associated with mobile systems

Transferable/Key Skills and other attributes At the end of the module students will have the skills to be able to: Understanding the different ways in which reactive behaviors can be programmed and combined for controlling a robot in an unknown but fixed type of environment Demonstrate skills in programming of a mobile robot to perform increasingly in real time sophisticated behaviours in a real environment Critically assess and select the most appropriate technique for a planning a movement Use the system for solving interesting and challenging problems in rescue robotics. Acquire an appreciation of the big-picture aspects of developing fully autonomous intelligent robots Have the skills required to undertake research and development in industry or academia Module mark calculation: Method A / Method B Assessment components (in chronological order of submission/examination date) Type of assessment Weighting% Duration (if exam) Word count (if essay/dissertation): Component pass required

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Learning and teaching strategies: The syllabus will be taught by a series of lectures and workshops/lab. The module will be delivered via extensive hands-on practical lab-based design & implementation of lecture material to produce a finished hardware/software based mobile robotics system. Syllabus outline: Introduction to Mobile Robotics techniques and tools Introduction to the webbot simulation techniques software (Mobile robotics simulator) Introduction to the advanced mathematical tool, Matlab. Interfacing webbot software with the miniature mobile robots (Keperas). Implementation of controllers using Matlab, webbot software on real miniature mobile robots (Keperas) in a real environment. State of the art of Mobile Robotics platforms Fundamentals of locomotive systems Wheels, legs, tracks Swarm robotics Dynamic of vehicles, kinematics and kinetics Scene modelling Advanced mobile robotics Control/ Planning and Navigation Vehicle control Steering and speed control Route planning, route following Correlation with map data World modelling and sensor driven behaviour Methodologies Obstacle detection and avoidance Indicative texts and/or other learning materials/resources: S.Nefti, M.Oussalah, K.Djouani and J.Pontnau (2001). "Intelligent Adaptive Mobile Robot Navigation", Journal of Intelligent and Robotics Systems, Volume 30: pp. 311-329,2001. Kluwer Academic Publishers, issue 4 ISSN 0921-0296 Siegwest and Nourbakhsh, Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots, MIT Press, 2004. S.Nefti, K.Djouani Neuro-Fuzzy Learning Approach for Real Time Mobile Robot Navigation. The 2002 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IC-AI'02:).