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Our research group focuses on the modelling, design and realisation of complex mechatronic systems. The electromechanical nature of these systems requires an intimate knowledge of integrating hardware (mechanical and electrical), software and control systems into a cohesive whole. A typical mechatronics project will involve: CAD design and simulation; software and hardware design; hardware-in-the-loop testing; and systems integration and implementation. Our specialisations lie in mobile robotics (wheeled, legged, aerial, marine), robust control design, inertial stabilisation, and embedded systems.

Recent publications

J. H. Hepworth and A. K. Mishra, “Analysis of Arctic Buoy Dynamics using the Discrete Fourier Transform and Principal Component Analysis,” in 2023 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

A. Pretorius and E. Boje, “A refinement approach to the multivariable tracking error problem,” Int. J. Robust Nonlinear Control, vol. 32, no. 12, pp. 7016–7038, Aug. 2022.

L. Raw, C. Fisher, and A. Patel, “Effects of limb morphology on transient locomotion in quadruped robots,” in 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), IEEE, Nov. 2019.

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