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Unit Overview
- Description
In this unit students work in teams to design and build fully functional robotic systems. In alternating years these will be serial robot manipulators, parallel robot manipulators, automation systems, and mobile robots – all following specific design guidelines.
This unit is a capstone experience in which students integrate and apply knowledge and skills acquired in earlier units to a complex real-world design challenge in automation and robotics. Students will be led through a systematic engineering design and synthesis process that models professional practice. Students will work in teams under the supervision of an academic and/or an industry mentor. Teams are responsible for managing their project as well as reporting against milestones and preparing the necessary design documentation. The unit focuses on teamwork skills and the design process.
- Credit
- 6 points
- Offering
Availability Location Mode First year of offer Not available in 2025 UWA (Perth) On-campus - Outcomes
Students are able to (1) apply engineering synthesis and design processes relevant to automation and robotics engineering; (2) apply project management tools and processes to the planning and execution of a complex team-based engineering design project; (3) evaluate the requirements, scope, resources, and indicative costs of a complex engineering design project; (4) apply current standards, literature, regulations, technical knowledge, engineering tools, and problem-solving skills to meet end-user requirements; (5) communicate effectively and appropriately via written, oral and visual means using discourse conventions relevant to the advanced robotics discipline; and (6) demonstrate ethical conduct and professional accountability as a member and/or manager of an engineering team.
- Assessment
Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) reports; (2) control and component demonstration; and (3) group project demonstration (individually assessed). Further information is available in the unit outline.
To pass this unit, a student must: (a) achieve an overall mark of 50 per cent or higher for the unit; and (b) achieve the requisite requirements(s) or a mark of 50 per cent or greater, whichever is higher and specified in the unit outline, for the group project demonstration (individually assessed) component.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit.
- Unit Coordinator(s)
- Professor Thomas Braunl
- Unit rules
- Co-requisites
- AUTO4507 Robot Manipulators and Automation
- Contact hours
- Tutorials: 1 hour per week
Workshops: 4 hours per week
- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
- All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
- Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
- Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.
Face to face
Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Online flexible
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit is asynchronous delivery, with NO requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online timetabled
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit includes some synchronous components, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online Restricted
Not available for self-enrolment. Students access this mode by contacting their student office through AskUWA. 100% Online Unit.
NO campus face-to-face attendance. All study and assessment requirements are online only. Unit includes some timetabled activities, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times. In exceptional cases (noted in the Handbook) students may be required to participate in face-to-face laboratory classes when a return to UWA’s Crawley campus becomes possible in order to be awarded a final grade.
External
No attendance or regular contact is required, and all study requirements are completed either via correspondence and/or online submission.
Off-campus
Regular attendance is not required, but student attends the institution face to face on an agreed schedule for purposes of supervision and/or instruction.
Multi-mode
Multiple modes of delivery. Unit includes a mix of online and on-campus study requirements. On campus attendance for some activities is required to complete this unit.