MSc-Postgraduate Diploma-Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Control and Dynamics
ObjectivesTo provide the knowledge and skills required of a professional engineer to design advanced control systems for complex dynamical systems. The course includes advanced modules on dynamical systems and control theory and also covers the latest techniques for implementing these technologies on a range of high-performance applications.
Entry requirementsEntry requirements A first or good second class Honours degree in a relevant subject or a qualification recognised by the University as equivalent.
Academic titleMSc/Postgraduate Diploma/Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Control and Dynamics
- Matlab Programming and CAD
- Modelling and Classification of Data
- High-reliability Embedded Systems
- Robust Control
- Project
Option Modules (three from the following):
- Design of Discrete Systems
- Real-time Signal Processing
- Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
- Non-Linear Control
Option Modules (one from the following):
- Dynamics of Mechanical Systems
- Advanced Engineering Dynamics
Teaching and Assessment Methods
Modules are taught using lectures and seminar sessions and are supported by a range of structured practical and laboratory work. Performance in modules is assessed by means of open and closed examination papers and a range of continuously assessed work. All MSc students are required to produce a dissertation which includes the results obtained in the individual project module