MSc / M Tech Automatic Control and Robotics

Automatic Control and Robotics

The Institute of Automation and Robotics of the Faculty of Computing offers Master of Science, double degree diploma, in Automation and Robotics with specialization of Smart Aerospace and Autonomous Systems (SAAS). The last decade has seen a significant increase in research in Smart Aerospace and Autonomous Systems. Now, the field is sufficiently mature to engage in a procedure of education. From an educational point of view, in the SAAS program we are interested in developing, modeling, simulating and testing guidance, navigation, control and decision systems for autonomous operation of unmanned aerial vehicle systems, unmanned ground vehicle and autonomous and robot systems. Issues of special interest include the determination of levels of autonomy and integration of control, online decision systems, mission planning, trajectory generation, and tracking and limited communication. The objective of the Master SAAS is to give an interdisciplinary degree program providing students with a strong foundation in smart and autonomous systems aerospace and terrestrial robotics thorough hands-on experience, projects, assignments, and a Master’s thesis. One of the main aims of the proposed program study is to merge all institution efforts under one umbrella which is autonomous systems control. The curriculum’s common core represents electrical, aeronautics, mechanical, control, computer science, and engineering. At the end of their curriculum, students will be able to develop and implement reliable, economically safe, feasible and environmentally responsible smart aerospace and autonomous systems, and then to advance the technology to make such autonomous systems possible. Learning outcomes – students, after passing their master degree, will have the following skills: • Scientific and technical knowledge of autonomy engineering and the skills to use this knowledge efficiently; • Capacity to develop and design innovative autonomous systems; • Capacity to work both independently and in multidisciplinary teams, to communicate through written and oral presentations, in an international context; • Capacity to transfer high techniques methodology from university to industry; • Capacity to manage an engineering team; • Ability to understand different European cultures and languages. Potential jobs: Government (Law enforcement, border security, coast guard), fire and rescue (forest fire, emergency rescue), the energy sector (oil and gas industry distribution infrastructure, electricity, grids/ distribution network monitoring), communication – broadcasting, surveillance, agriculture – forestry – fisheries (environmental monitoring, crop dusting, fisheries protection) and others.