Module Descriptors
CYBERNETIC SYSTEMS
MECH50604
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Samuel Wane
Email: S.O.Wane@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Resources
Laboratory facilities consisting of MATLAB and control systems training facilities. PC, control software, interface cards, servo motors, oscilloscopes, digital storage oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, signal generators, etc.
Library resources (over 150 books on robotics, several robotics journals accessible online, full IEEExplore access to academic papers, and various magazines).
Module Texts
Nise.N, Control systems engineering, Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley (2004), 4th ed, ISBN/ISSN: 0471452432

Begren.C, Anatomy of a robot, New York London : McGraw-Hill (2003), ISBN/ISSN: 0071416579

Hargreaves.M, Engineering systems : modelling and control, Harlow : Longman (1996), ISBN/ISSN: 0582234190

De Silva.C, Mechatronics : an integrated approach, Boca Raton : CRC Press (2005)
ISBN/ISSN: 0849312744 / 9780849312748

Module Learning Strategies
Practical laboratory sessions (2 hours per week) will be complemented with theory in the form of handouts, recommended reading and tutorials/lecture (1 hour per week). (1:n)1 (1:20)2.
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% coursework consisting of:
25% 10 minute presentation and demonstration of feedback control. (Learning outcomes 1 and 4)
75% A report (2500 words) on the modelling and control of a servo system. (Learning outcomes 2 and 3)
Module Indicative Content
Motor drivers and computer interfacing of motors.
Modelling first and second order systems.
Servo control and feedback systems.
The role of PID and other intelligent controllers.
Robot grippers and touch feedback