Robotics and Mechatronics

Chair: RAM (formerly CE)

Introduction

Robotics and Mechatronics (RAM, formerly Control Engineering, CE) deals with application of modern systems and control methods to practical situations. Its focus is on robotics, as a specific class of mechatronic systems. Our research is embedded in the CTIT and MIRA institutes. The research of the group is application oriented: its main goal is to investigate the applicability of modern systems and control methods to practical situations in the area of robotics.

Robot application areas we investigate are: inspection robotics (UAV’s, UGV, UUV’s); medical robotics (assistance to surgeons); service robotics (street cleaning, service to people).

The science and engineering topics we work on are: modelling and simulation of physical systems; intelligent control; robotic actuators; embedded control systems.

In our lab we have quite a variety of robotic setups: basic 1 or 2 motor systems, precise motion control platforms, a production cell-like block circulator, several types of flying and wheeled mobile robots and humanoid walking robots.

Programme mentor

Compulsory courses

One more compulsory course will be chosen by the programme mentor from the following two, after discussion with the student:

Website

http://www.ce.utwente.nl/