Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Communicate and exchange information in a structured way - orally, graphically and in writing, in French and in one or more other languages - scientifically, culturally, technically and interpersonally, by adapting to the intended purpose and the relevant public.
• Argue to and persuade collaborators, clients, teachers and boards, both orally and in writing.
• Select and use the written and oral communication methods and materials adapted to the intended purpose and the relevant public.
• Master technical English in the field of electrical engineering.
• Adopt a professional and responsible approach, showing an open and critical mind in an independent professional development process.
• Show an open and critical mind by bringing to light technical and non-technical issues of analysed problems and proposed solutions.
• Mobilise a structured set of scientific knowledge and skills and specialised techniques in order to carry out electrical engineering missions, with a focus on signals and systems, using their expertise and adaptability.
• Master and appropriately mobilise knowledge, models, methods and techniques related to the basics of electricity, electronics, automatic control, signal processing and analysis, telecommunications, hardware and software instrumentation, mathematical modelling and analysis of dynamic systems, control methods, more specific applications related to signal processing, and control of biomedical and biological systems.
• Identify and discuss possible applications of new and emerging technologies in the field of electrical engineering.
• Communicate and exchange information in a structured way - orally, graphically and in writing, in French and in one or more other languages - scientifically, culturally, technically and interpersonally, by adapting to the intended purpose and the relevant public.
• Argue to and persuade collaborators, clients, teachers and boards, both orally and in writing.
• Select and use the written and oral communication methods and materials adapted to the intended purpose and the relevant public.
• Master technical English in the field of electrical engineering.
• Adopt a professional and responsible approach, showing an open and critical mind in an independent professional development process.
• Show an open and critical mind by bringing to light technical and non-technical issues of analysed problems and proposed solutions.

Learning Outcomes of UE

Get acquainted with the fundamentals of robotics: geometry, dynamics and control.
Get an overview of the specific issues and challenges related to the application of robotics in surgery and assistive devices in terms of mechanical design, sensing,control and safety.

Content of UE

Introduction: industrial and medical robots, rehabilitation and active prosthetic/orthotic devices, typical structures, challenges, specificities of medical robots (safety, sterility, surgical theater), advantages of robots in medicine, examples of applications Robot Kinematics: degrees of freedom, 3D rigid-body kinematics, direct and inverse geometric and kinematic models, manipulability, trajectory planning Actuation: electrical motors in robotics, mechanical transmissions Sensors: proprioceptive and exteroceptive sensors for position, velocity and force Robot Dynamics: direct and inverse dynamic models of robots Control of industrial robots: joint/operational space control, decentralized control, position/velocity feedback, feedforward compensation, gravity compensation, inverse dynamic control, force control Control strategies in biomedical applications: compliance control, hybrid force/motion control, haptic control Some applications of robots in surgery: orthopedic surgery, laparoscopic surgery (AESOP, ZEUS, Da Vinci robots), radiotherapy, technical requirements, interoperative sensors, augmented reality, telemanipulation Rehabilitation and prosthetic/orthotic medical devices for lower limbs: main characteristics of human walking (neuro-musculo-skeletal system), mechanical design, control strategies Design of medical devices: specifications, standards (european directives 93/42/EEC and 2007/47/EC, ISO13485, ISO22523, IEC62304, ISO14971, …) Testimonies from physicians, visits

Prior Experience

Fundamentals in geometry, kinematics and dynamics of mechanical systems
Fundamentals of control theory
Fundamentals of instrumentation

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

To be defined (course starts in 2017-2018)

Q2 UE Assessment Comments

Not applicable

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

To be defined (course starts in 2017-2018)

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Not applicable