EE50238: Autonomous systems navigation, guidance and communications
Academic Year: | 2019/0 |
Owning Department/School: | Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering |
Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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Assessment Summary: | EX-OB 100%* |
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*Assessment updated due to Covid-19 disruptions |
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Description: | Aims: To introduce students to the key elements of navigation, guidance and communciation for autonomous systems To introduce key concepts required for understanding, designing and critically appraising navigation, guidance and communciation for autonomous systems To provide key skills for implementing navigation, guidance and communciation for autonomous systems Learning Outcomes: Design, validate and critically appraise navigation, guidance and communciation for autonomous systems (EP3, DF2) Compare, contrast and evaluate practical techniques for the navigation, guidance and communciation for autonomous systems (EP1, EP2, ET5, SM1) Apply a range of established and new techniques for the navigation, guidance and communciation for autonomous systems(ET6, DF1, EA2, EA3, SM2, SM3) Skills: Numeracy: Design digital systems (T,F,A) Using IT effectively: Simulators and design tools (T,F,A) Research and Analysis: evaluating designs critically (T,F,A) Independent Working (T, F, A) Problem Solving (T, F,A) Content: Navigation: GPS, GNSS, Real time kinematics, sensor fusion, visual systems Guidance: Magnetic systems, 9DOF sensors, path following, waypoint planning Communciation: Telemetry links, aerial specification, simple networks, hardware for autonomous systems communication, satellite communciations. |
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EE50238 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
EE50238 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Computer Science
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