Automation and Systems

Core Courses

The first year of the program aims to consolidate students' fundamental skills through teaching units focused on the essential foundations of systems and technologies. These subjects help students acquire solid knowledge and prepare them for the technical challenges of the following years. Among the subjects covered are:

·  Multivariable Linear Systems: Students explore dynamic systems with multiple input and output variables, focusing on their modeling, analysis, and control in order to optimize performance while managing the complex interactions between these variables.

·  Signal Processing: This subject covers techniques for analyzing and processing signals to extract useful information, with applications in areas such as telecommunications, imaging, and audio.

·  System Optimization and Identification: Students learn to use optimization methods to improve system performance and to identify system parameters from experimental data.

·  Power Converters and Electrical Machines: This subject explores the operation of power converters and electrical machines, which are essential for energy conversion and management in control systems.

·  Applied Electronics: Students acquire skills in designing and analyzing electronic circuits, both analog and digital, with a focus on practical applications.

·  Optimal Control: Students are trained in optimizing control systems by integrating functional and physical constraints, applying advanced mathematical methods to improve overall system performance.

·  Graphical Programming and Monitoring: These subjects teach students to create visual interfaces for real-time system monitoring and control, which are essential for industrial and embedded applications.

·  Technical English and Scientific Communication: Students master technical vocabulary and expressions in English while developing skills in scientific writing and communication for academic publications.

Advanced Topics

The second year of the program allows students to deepen their knowledge and enhance their skills in essential technical subjects that meet the current needs of industry and research. These subjects cover a wide range of topics and enable students to acquire advanced skills in key areas. Among the subjects covered are:

• Predictive and Adaptive Control: Students learn to design control systems that can anticipate system changes and adapt to uncertainties in order to maintain stability and performance.
• Intelligent Control (Fuzzy and Neural Systems): This subject introduces artificial intelligence techniques, such as fuzzy systems and neural networks, to design effective control systems in complex or uncertain environments.
• System Diagnosis: Students discover how to predict failures using diagnostic and preventive maintenance tools to optimize system reliability and reduce maintenance costs.
• Manipulation Robot Control: This subject focuses on the precise control of robotic manipulators, covering trajectory planning, dynamics, and sensor integration for safe and efficient interaction.
• Real-Time Systems: Students learn to develop systems able to react within strict time constraints, essential for critical applications such as robotics and industrial embedded systems.
• Literature Review and Scientific Writing: This subject trains students in finding reliable scientific information and writing articles or technical reports according to academic standards.