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    <Period>Semester 2</Period>
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      <Name>Murilo Marinho</Name>
      <Role>Unit coordinator</Role>
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    <StaffMember>
      <Name>Xiaoxiao Cheng</Name>
      <Role>Unit coordinator</Role>
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    <StaffMember>
      <Name>Joaquin Carrasco Gomez</Name>
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      <MaxUnits>European Credit Transfer &amp; Accumulation System Rating :   7.5</MaxUnits>
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    <Content>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(1) Robotic manipulators&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(1.1) Introduction &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(1.2) Actuators and sensors&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(1.3) Kinematics and path planning&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(1.4) Dynamics&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(1.5) Multivariable and advanced control&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(2) Autonomous Systems&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(2.1) Introduction to Autonomous Systems&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(2.2) Uncertainty propagation in Autonomous Systems&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(2.3) Map-based localization&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(2.4) Mapping&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(2.5) Introduction to SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(2.6) Navigation&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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    <Content>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(1) Robotic manipulators&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(1.1) Introduction &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(1.2) Actuators and sensors&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(1.3) Kinematics and path planning&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(1.4) Dynamics&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(1.5) Multivariable and advanced control&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(2) Autonomous Systems&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(2.1) Introduction to Autonomous Systems&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(2.2) Uncertainty propagation in Autonomous Systems&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(2.3) Map-based localization&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(2.4) Mapping&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(2.5) Introduction to SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(2.6) Navigation&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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    <Content>&lt;p&gt;This course unit aims to provide students with understanding of rigid body motion and robotic manipulators in a theoretical and practical level, enable the students to model robotic manipulators, and enable the students to design linear and nonlinear controllers for robotic manipulators.&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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    <Content>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On successful completion of the course, a student will be able to:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ILO 1:&lt;/strong&gt; Describe the key components of a robotic manipulator and evaluate the effectiveness of end-effectors for a given task.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ILO 2: &lt;/strong&gt;Formulate kinematic and dynamic models for robotic manipulators.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ILO 3:&lt;/strong&gt; Design and implement appropriate closed-loop controllers for robotic manipulator tasks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ILO 4:&lt;/strong&gt; Analyse the control system performance against appropriate metrics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ILO 5: &lt;/strong&gt;Present scientific data to professional engineering and/or lay audiences.&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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    <IntroText> </IntroText>
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      <MethodWeight>50%</MethodWeight>
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    <OtherDescription>&lt;p&gt;• 50% continuous assessments (10 in total, 5% each)&lt;br/&gt;• 50% written exam&lt;/p&gt;</OtherDescription>
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    <Content>&lt;p&gt;Department feedback after the Exam Board (written exam)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In-session or 1 week after submission (continuous assessment)&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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      <UnitTitle>Control Systems I</UnitTitle>
      <RequirementType>Pre-Requisite</RequirementType>
      <Description>Compulsory</Description>
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      <UnitCode>EEEN30231</UnitCode>
      <UnitTitle>Control Systems II</UnitTitle>
      <RequirementType>Pre-Requisite</RequirementType>
      <Description>Compulsory</Description>
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    <Content>&lt;p&gt;Robot Modeling and Control, 2nd Edition, Mark W. Spong, Seth Hutchinson,M. Vidyasagar, John Wiley &amp;amp; Sons, Inc., 2020&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Siciliano, B., Sciavicco, L., Vilani, L., &amp;amp; Oriolo, G. (2009). Robotics: Modelling, Planning and Control. In&amp;nbsp;Advanced Textbooks in Control and Signal Processing.&amp;nbsp;Springer-Verlag London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-642-1.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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        <ActivityType>Lectures</ActivityType>
        <Hours>32</Hours>
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        <ActivityType>Practical classes &amp; workshops</ActivityType>
        <Hours>15</Hours>
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      <ActivityHours>
        <ActivityType>Tutorials</ActivityType>
        <Hours>12</Hours>
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        <Hours>0</Hours>
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      <Hours>91</Hours>
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