Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)

BEng Mechatronic Engineering

Explore the world of robotics and automation through the dynamic study of mechatronics.

  • Duration: 3 years
  • Year of entry: 2025
  • UCAS course code: HH36 / Institution code: M20
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  • Accredited course

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Fees and funding

Fees

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £34,000 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

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All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

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Course unit details:
Control Systems I

Course unit fact file
Unit code EEEN20252
Credit rating 10
Unit level Level 2
Teaching period(s) Semester 2
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

  • Introduction of examples to be used for illustration throughout the module
  • Dynamic models and dynamic response of systems. Linearisation and scaling of models.  Brief review of Laplace transform and transfer functions. First and second order systems.  Introduction of examples for case studies
  • Open-loop vs. closed-loop control. Feedback control and sensitivity. Types of feedback, PID control 
  • Steady state error and system type
  • Root locus analysis and design. Review of PID control in a root locus framework
  • Nyquist stability criterion, gain margin, phase margin
  • Dynamic compensation, design of lead-lag compensators. Review of PID control in a frequency response framework
  • Real-time experiments in lab sessions. Use of control system analysis and design software

Pre/co-requisites

Unit title Unit code Requirement type Description
Signals and Systems EEEN20131 Pre-Requisite Compulsory

Aims

Introduce basic techniques for analysis and design of feedback control systems.

Learning outcomes

All ILOs are developed and assessed.

ILO 1 = Describe a physical system via a simple transfer function model.

ILO 2 - Analyse steady-state and transient properties of a system from its transfer function model.

ILO 3 - Recognize the differences between open-loop and closed-loop control systems for tracking and disturbance rejection.

ILO 4 - Apply root locus and frequency response techniques to analyse and design of feedback systems.

ILO 5 - Develop controllers for simple plant models.

ILO 6 - Evaluate the properties of a feedback interconnection from its open-loop frequency response.

 

Teaching and learning methods

 

Assessment methods

Method Weight
Other 20%
Written exam 80%

Coursework:

Two laboratory sessions

Each laboratory will be assessed seperately via a ten mark lab report.

The coursework forms 20% of the unit assessment

Feedback methods

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Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Lectures 20
Practical classes & workshops 6
Tutorials 4
Independent study hours
Independent study 70

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Long Zhang Unit coordinator

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