Course Title: Advanced Robotics

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Advanced Robotics

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
MANU1417	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering	Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2008
MANU1417	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2006, Sem 2 2007, Sem 2 2009, Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2011, Sem 2 2012, Sem 2 2013, Sem 2 2014, Sem 2 2015, Sem 2 2016
MANU1417	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2017, Sem 2 2018, Sem 2 2019, Sem 2 2021, Sem 2 2022, Sem 2 2023, Sem 2 2024, Sem 2 2025
MANU2478	RMIT University Vietnam	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	Viet2 2019, Viet3 2020, Viet3 2021, Viet3 2022, Viet3 2023, Viet2 2024, Viet3 2024, Viet3 2025

Course Coordinator: Professor Reza Jazar

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 6080

Course Coordinator Email: reza.jazar@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 251.03.49 Bundoora East Campus

Course Coordinator Availability: by appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Recommended Prior Study

You should have satisfactorily completed or received credit for the following course before you commence this course:

• MANU1174 Automatic Control Systems

If you have completed prior studies at RMIT or another institution that developed the skills and knowledge covered in the above course/s you may be eligible to apply for credit transfer.

Alternatively, if you have prior relevant work experience that developed the skills and knowledge covered in the above course/s you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning.

Please follow the link for further information on how to apply for credit for prior study or experience.

Course Description

This course develops your capabilities in Advanced Robotics. You will build on prior knowledge of Automatic Control systems and examine the design of robotic systems. Topics which will be covered include, (but are not limited to):

Coordinate frame transformations, kinematic analysis of robot design, formulation of matrices to develop robot arm transforms, extraction of analytic joint angle solution equations from both forward and inverse kinematic matrices; planning trajectories in joint space to accomplish a task in global space, robotic vision, and offline programming.

If you are enrolled in this course as a component of your Bachelor Honours Program, your overall mark will contribute to the calculation of the Weighted Average Mark (WAM).

See the WAM information web page for more information.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for:
BH068P23 Bachelor of Engineering (Advanced Manufacturing & Mechatronics) (Honours)
BH086AMH23 Bachelor of Engineering (Advanced Manufacturing & Mechatronics) (Honours) / Bachelor of Business

PLO 1. Demonstrate a coherent and advanced understanding of scientific theories, principles and concepts and engineering fundamentals within the engineering discipline​
PLO 3. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities, bounds, design practice and research trends of contemporary engineering practice including sustainable practice
PLO 4. Apply knowledge of established engineering methods to the solution of complex problems in the engineering discipline
PLO 9. Demonstrate the capacity for personal accountability, professional and ethical conduct, intellectual independence, cultural sensitivity, autonomy, adaptability, and reflection on own learning and career ​​ when undertaking engineering projects
PLO 10. Critically analyse, evaluate, and transform information, while exercising professional judgement, in an engineering context.

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) for all other Bachelor of Engineering plans specialising in:
Advanced Manufacturing & Mechatronic; Automotive; and Mechanical Engineering and associated double degrees:

1 Knowledge and Skill Base
1.1 Comprehensive, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline
1.3 In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline.
2 Engineering Application Ability
2.1 Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering solving
2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources.
2.3 Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes

For more information on the program learning outcomes for your program, please see the program guide.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

CLO1 Perform advanced kinematic analysis of multi-jointed manipulators, formulating and solving kinematic equations
CLO2 Develop control algorithms for robotic systems, planning trajectories in joint space and integrating real-time sensor data
CLO3 Conduct dynamic analysis of robotic systems, deriving and applying equations of motion for particles and rigid bodies in moving reference frames
CLO4 Integrate robotic vision systems into robotic applications, focusing on object identification and position determination from camera images
CLO5 Devise innovative and practical solutions to complex robotics problems, incorporating advanced mathematical simulations and considering financial, social and ethical implications
CLO6 Exhibit professional autonomy and responsibility in designing, implementing and evaluating advanced robotic systems

Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as pre-recorded lecture videos, tutorials or lectorials, quizzes, and assignments. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.

There will also be milestones for your project which must be achieved by certain dates. Tutorial activities have been designed to enable you to achieve these milestones within the appropriate time frame.

This course is designed to use your present knowledge of robotics and elevate it to in-depth technical knowledge. Assessments have been designed to for you to apply established engineering methods to highly complex engineering solving.

The first and third assessments will test your written communication skills.

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment Task 1: Problem set, 25%, CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4, CLO5 and CLO6
Assessment Task 2: Practical assessment, 40%, CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4, CLO5 and CLO6
Assessment Task 3: Problem set, 35%, CLO6

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.