Module Descriptors
ADVANCED ROBOTICS AND FACTORY AUTOMATION
MECH60621
Key Facts
School of Creative Arts and Engineering
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Christopher Moorcroft
Email: C.I.Moorcroft@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 126
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
Ladder logic and PLC control
PLC and the interface to robotics
Vision systems as applied to robots
Industrial applications
Process control
Safety
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% coursework comprising of:
- 25% 10 minute presentation (Learning outcomes 1 and 2)
- 75% a 2500 word report on robotics as applied in an industrial situation (Learning outcomes 1 and 2)

Module Learning Strategies
Practical laboratory sessions (12 hours) will be complemented with theory in the form of handouts, recommended reading, tutorials and lectures (12 hour).
Module Texts
Kurfess.T, Robotics and automation handbook , Boca Raton, Fla. London : CRC (2005) ,ISBN/ISSN: 0849318041

Bolton.W, Programmable logic controllers : an introduction, Oxford : Newnes (1996), ISBN/ISSN: 0750631198


Module Resources
Laboratory facilities consisting of MATLAB and control systems training facilities. PLC and miniature conveyor belt mock-ups. Vision system software.
Library resources (books on robotics, several robotics journals accessible online, full IEEExplore access to academic papers, and various magazines)

Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.