Courses:Field Robot Summer Course:Exam information 2014

The information below is tentative, please ask the course manager if you have any questions.

Examination

The exam will be an individual oral presentation structured according to this plan:

• 10 min: The student gives a presentation.
• 5 min: Discussion and questions by the facilitators.
• 5 min: The exam facilitators decide the grade.

Grading

The student decides if the exam should be in English or Danish. Grading will be according the danish 7 point grading scale (Academic grading in Denmark)

Grade 12 is given for: An excellent presentation, where the student orally demonstrates a high level of command of all aspects of the learning goals and containing no or only few weaknesses

Grade 02 is given for: A presentation where the student orally only command approximately half of the learning goals in relation to personal technical competences – meaning absence of several fundamental principles and comprehensions

Individual presentation poster

For the individual presentation you must bring your own poster and base the presentation on the content of this.

If the core competence of the student is for example computer science, the individual poster should substantiate the choices made for the project product in relation to computer science subjects. Further the student must be able to relate the latter choices to other areas of specialization of form of the other course participants in the group and the learning goals listed below.

Group presentation

Before the exam begins each group will be given 10 minutes to show the exam facilitators the results of your project work. The purpose of the presentation is to give the exam facilitators an overall idea of what you as a group has achieved during the project. It is up to you what you want to present, ideas could be showing the robotics vehicle and mock-up's used during the project, test drive, video clip of field test, specific tests and results for sensors and actuators.

Course subjects

Visual and mechanical design of field robotics vehicles for plant nursing. Construction of embedded computer systems for such vehicles. Physical mode of action of sensors and actuators. Development of electronic interfaces for sensors and actuators. Software development for sensors and actuators (vehicle layer), for control and locomotion based on sensor perceptions (navigation layer), for an autonomous state machine (mission layer). Hands-on experience with design and development of mechanics, electronics, and software. Introduction to project groups from other study programmes.

Learning goals

The students must be able to:

• Explain and account for design requirements when developing field robotics vehicles for plant nursing.
• Transfer and vitalize existing technical competences to the listed course subjects.
• Act as active team players obtaining a technically applicable, good-looking, practical designed solution.
• Collaborate with areas of specialization of other course participants and document this by drafting:
  • A process report i.e. a group contract and minutes of meetings,
  • An individual poster presenting application and personal, technical competences within the developed group product.