Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Mobilise a structured set of scientific knowledge and skills and specialised techniques in order to carry out electrical engineering missions, using their expertise and adaptability.
• Master and mobilise knowledge, models, methods and techniques relating to the basics of electricity, electronics, automation, signal analysis and processing, telecommunications; modern electrical network engineering (production, transport, distribution); electric vehicles; advanced electronic systems; wired and wireless telecommunications; intelligent sensors; human-machine interfaces; mathematical modelling and analysis of dynamic systems; process control; image processing and processing; and the use of the Internet; advanced electronic systems; wired and wireless telecommunications; intelligent sensors; human-machine interfaces; mathematical modelling and analysis of dynamic systems; process control; image and sound processing and, more s
• 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.
• Use and produce high-quality scientific and technical papers (reports, plans, specifications, etc.), adapted particularly 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 (space representation, direct and inverse models, motion planning).
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.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Introduction: industrial and medical robots, market.
Robot Kinematics: structure, degrees of freedom, 3D rigid-body kinematics, direct and inverse geometric and kinematic models, Denavit-Hartenberg parameters, manipulability, trajectory planning, differential kinematics, workspace, calibration.
Medical robotic devices: challenges, specificities of medical robots, advantages of robots in medicine, examples of applications in surgery, radiotherapy, rehabilation, assistance, ... The case Da Vinci robot: history, main technical specifications, business model, followed standards.
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 2017/745, 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.