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ENEX13004 - Advanced Dynamics and Robotics

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will introduce you to advanced dynamics and robotics. You will learn the principle of operation of robotic manipulators, mobile robots, robotic vision systems, forward kinematics and inverse kinematics of robotic manipulators, robot dynamics and control, and programing robots using industry standard software. You will be able to program industrial robots, mobile robots and humanoid robots for a given task. You will also be able to mathematically model robotic manipulators, plan their link and joint trajectories, predict and avoid collision with objects in surrounding environment by fusing information from various sensors attached to the robotic device. Students enrolled in distance mode are required to attend a compulsory Residential School.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisites: ENEM12010 Engineering Dynamics AND MATH12222 Advanced Mathematical Applications AND ENEE12016 Signals and Systems

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2017

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Term 1 - 2020 Profile
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Term 1 - 2021 Profile
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Term 1 - 2022 Profile
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Term 1 - 2023 Profile
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Term 1 - 2024 Profile
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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 20%
2. Written Assessment 20%
3. Practical and Written Assessment 20%
4. Portfolio 40%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was .00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a .00% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student feedback
Feedback
One of the robotic hardware used in the residential school was not functioning properly.
Recommendation
Work closely with the lab technicians to rectify the issue and it is recommended to test the robotic gear well in advance to the residential school.
Action Taken
All hardware underwent testing prior to the residential schools, and no hardware issues were encountered during the residential session.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Some students had difficulty in running the simulation robotic environment due to a lack of computational power in their personal computers
Recommendation
Communicate to students the software and hardware requirements of the simulation environment well before the start of the term. Those students who have difficulty running the required software on their personal computers will be encouraged to use CQUniversity computer labs or cloud services.
Action Taken
At the commencement of the unit, students were instructed to install and evaluate the simulation environment, enabling the unit coordinator to promptly detect any issues. Notably, none of the students encountered difficulties when running the simulations on their personal computers. The simulation environment was also available at CQUniversity computer labs.
Source: Unit coordinator's self reflection
Feedback
The present robotic simulation software employed for the final project demands substantial computational power, thereby constraining the project's complexity. Additionally, its resource-intensive nature poses challenges when running on students' computers.
Recommendation
Should explore and introduce an alternative lightweight robotic simulation software optimised for the hardware available on students' computers.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Describe rigid body and multi-link motion dynamics, and coordinate system transformation
  2. Apply knowledge of dynamics to analyse robotic systems including robotic manipulators and predict their trajectories
  3. Develop mathematical models for robotic systems
  4. Program industrial robots using industry standard programming software
  5. Predict robot trajectories using multi sensor data fusion techniques
  6. Solve real life problems and communicate professionally using robotic engineering terminology, symbols and diagrams that conform to Australian and international standards
  7. Work individually and collaboratively in teams, communicate professionally in presenting your solutions

Learning outcomes are linked to Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies and also discipline capabilities. You can find the mapping for this on the Engineering Undergraduate Course website.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Practical and Written Assessment
4 - Portfolio
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Practical and Written Assessment
4 - Portfolio