Program Overview

Overview of Cyber-physical Systems and Control Micro-credential

The Cyber-physical Systems and Control Micro-credential is a thorough study of cyber-physical systems, their vital role in the modern world, means of their production, deployment, testing, and assessment. This micro-credential is being offered to a range of relevant professionals, including mechanical engineers, electronic engineers, process/control engineers, and embedded systems professionals.

Course Details

• Awards: 10 ECTS | Level 9
• Number of Places: 5 Places
• Next Intake: September
• Course Coordinator: Daniel Wearen
• Course Director: Professor Harun Siljak
• Closing Date: 18th August

Admission Requirements

• Applicants must have a 2.1 grade in a level 8 degree in Engineering or a cognate discipline.
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Course Fees

The course fee for eligible candidates applying for the micro-credential "Cyber-physical Systems and Control" in the academic year 2024/25 will be 416 euros, subject to the availability of subsidized places.

What You Will Learn

• How to describe a cyber-physical system and design it.
• How to pick components for a cyber-physical system.
• How to write specifications for a cyber-physical system and test them.
• How to verify cyber-physical system’s performance.
• How to design and code control schemes for cyber-physical systems.
• How to apply machine learning techniques in cyber-physical systems.
• How to coordinate a group of cyber-physical systems.
• How to assess cyber-physical system’s interaction with its surroundings (society, environment).

Course Delivery

This micro-credential will be delivered in a blended format (in-person/online) with in-person weekly lectures and lab work during daytime hours over a period of 12 weeks. The micro-credential will include:

• Weekly lectures on technological and societal aspects of cyber-physical systems, control, and complexity studies.
• Lab work (in-person, in situ): development of software, hardware, mechanical parts of uncrewed aerial vehicles, as well as extensive testing.
• Guest lectures from professionals, academics, artists, and social scientists about their experience with complex cyber-physical systems.
• Additional online content on the most recent developments in the field.

Assessment

• Continuous assessment of individual work, group work, and multi-group work in drone design, construction, testing, control, and integration (60%).
• Final exam on general and specific issues of cyber-physical systems in technology and society (40%).