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Robot Design - MTRN9224
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Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: MTRN3212
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 2 (more info)
 
   
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

Please note the pre-requisite for this course is MMAN3200 or equivalent. If you have problems enrolling please contact the School Office.

The course is aimed at developing skills on how to design and build a robot from scratch. The course primarily contains the following contents: Introduction to robot design. Mechanisms and dynamics of animals. Mechanical design of wheeled, legged and manipulator robots. Calculation of torques and selection of motors. Environment and selection of sensors. Integration of mechatronic systems. Motion planning and control. Design of a robot using CAD. Simulation of a robot using MATLAB/C/C++.

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