Studies on Mechatronics
Overview of mechatronics topics and study subjects. Identification of minimum 10 pertinent refereed articles or works in the literature in consultation with supervisor or instructor. After 4 weeks, submission of a 2-page proposal outlining the value, state-of-the art and study plan based on these articles. After feedback on the substance and technical writing by the instructor, project commences.
Course Number: 151-0640-00
Type: Graded semester performance
Bachelor Focus: Mechatronics
ECTS credits: 5
Semester: 5th or 6th semester
Prerequisite: None
Course material: Scientific articles, papers
Achievement control: Working Style (25%), Professional Competence (40%), Documentation (25%), Presentation (10%)
Language: English
Purpose
A „Studies on Mechatronics” project is aimed at teaching students how to perform independent research as well as learn more about a focus area that interests them. The students work independently on a study on a selected topics in the field of robotics. The students start with a selection of scientific papers to continue literature research. The results (e.g., state-of-the-art, methods) are evaluated with respect to predefined criteria. Then, the results are presented in an oral presentation and summarized in a report. The students will become familiar with the challenges of the fascinating and interdisciplinary field of robotics. They are introduced in the basics of independent non-experimental scientific research and are able to summarize and to present the results efficiently.
Student Tasks
Students are required to identify a minimum around 10 pertinent articles (books, journals, conference proceedings, etc.) in the literature in consultation with their supervisor(s). These articles pertain to various topics in mobile robotics and intelligent systems and should represent the core knowledge of the area. The student will then independently study, analyze and evaluate the state-of-the-art in the selected field. Typically the study should result in clear suggestions on the best avenues and approaches in the selected field. The supervisor will meet with the student at least every 2nd week. Start and end of the studies are flexible. They have to be agreed on at the beginning of the project with the supervisors. The study project ends with a 15 minute oral presentation and the submission of the final report. If the Studies on Mechatronics is integrated with the Bachelor project (which is strongly recommended), the final presentation can also be together with the final project of the Bachelor project. In this case, the time for the oral presentation is 10 minutes, followed by a 20 minutes presentation/discussion on the Bachelor project. The written report should follow the format of a representative review journal or conference article.