Embedded Control Systems

Description

This course introduces students to the software and hardware aspects of embedded and realtime computer-controlled machine tools, robots, vehicles and instruments, in the specific context of mechatronic systems-of-systems. Students will learn to fundamental concepts and techniques, and to understand how to apply them in embedded control systems, in order to later, in their professional live, be able to brainstorm with domain specialists. The students should learn to think and act as the "Chief Technical Officer" of an innovative technical company, responsible for the technical vision of the new embedded control products of the company. They have to apply the concepts and techniques of the lectures in the design of an innovative embedded control system.