Module overview
Students form teams of ~4 to design, develop and demonstrate a robotic solution to a staff/industry posed challenge, using a combination of simulators and simple robotic platforms to deliver representative solutions under controlled experimental conditions. Each groups will be assigned a staff member based on their choice of challenge. The staff member will act as their advisor and represent the stakeholder perspective, with regular timetabled meetings to share progress and receive feedback. Student teams are expected to work independently between meetings to advance their projects.
Teams will manage a small budget, access to the relevant facilities, and develop their own strategies for system development and testing. Demonstrations must use existing educational robotic facilities at the university, with no major modifications to electronics and hardware. There is a significant emphasis on lab work and experimental data gathering.
Each team will produce an 8-page IEEE conference-style group report, a 15 minute presentation, and a 2 minute solution video. For students on the Robotics and Autonomous Systems MSc, these outputs must be presented at the MSc RAS mini-conference organised as part of the Robotics Fundamentals, Research Management, and Professional Development module.