Doctoral Program in Mechatronics Engineering

Interested in a Mechatronics PhD? Information here.  

 

Programme name:  Programa de Doctorado en Ingeniería Mecatrónica por la Universidad de Málaga

Level: Doctorate (Nivel MECES 4)

Faculty/school where it is taught:  Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales

Branch: Architecture and Engineering

Languages: Español, Inglés

Number of places offered: 18 (up to 30% part-time)

Interuniversity: No

ISCED1: Electronics and automation

ISCED2: Engineering and engineering trades

 

Presentation

The PhD program in Mechatronics Engineering is the continuation of the PhD programs with similar names that have been taught continuously at the University of Malaga since 1994, and which have obtained recognition for their quality in the various calls that have arisen throughout this period. For example, the program obtained the reference of Quality Program in the early and isolated call of 1995. Subsequently, it obtained the MENTION OF QUALITY in 2006, MCD2006-00114 for the Mechatronics Engineering program approved in accordance with RD 778/1998 and in force for the academic years 2006-2007 to 2009-2010. During 2009, the Doctoral Program in MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING is taught, verified as a doctoral program with teaching period not belonging to any MASTER, according to RD. 1393/2007. In 2010 the current Master's Degree in MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING was verified, which constitutes the teaching period of the DOCTORATE PROGRAM in MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING verified according to RD 1393/2007. This program, which is currently in force, has obtained in 2011 the MENTION TOWARDS EXCELLENCE (MEE 2011-0108) valid for the academic years 2011-2012 to 2013-2014.

 

Research Lines:

• Robotics and Intelligent Control Systems. Robótica y Control Inteligente.
• Fluid Mechanics, Smart Materials and Structures. Mecánica de Fluidos y Materiales y Estructuras Inteligentes.
• Smart Electrical and Electronic Systems. Sistemas Eléctricos y Electrónicos Inteligentes.
• High Performance Computing. Computación de Altas Prestaciones. 

 

Academic coordination:

• Dr. Anthony Mandow Andaluz, doctoradomecatronica[@]uma.es
• Dr. Alfonso J. García Cerezo (Coordinador hasta 2016).

 

Committees:

• Academic Committee.
• Quality Assurance Committee.

 

Official information:

• Resolution of the Council of Universities -positive verification-: 23/07/2013.
• Authorisation by the Junta de Andalucía: Decree 83/2013 of 16 July 2013. B.O.J.A. 18 July 2013.
• Code in the Register of Universities, Centres and Degrees (RUCT): 5600225 (B.O.E. 15 November 2013).Year of implementation: 2013/2014  
• Memoria de Verificación del Título (pdf) (in Spanish)
• Resolución favorable para la renovación de la acreditación (19/07/2019) (in Spanish)

 

News

• Conferencia Wojciech Giernacki

  Sept. 30, 2024

  Title: “In-flight tuning of UAVs controllers – from idea to patent protection“
  Speaker:  Dr. Wojciech Giernacki, Institute of Control, Robotics and Information Engineering ofthe Poznan University of Technology, Poland
  Date and time: Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 11:00h (Duration: 1h)
  Room: Sala de Grados B. EII.
  Summary: With an increasing number of multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), solutions supporting the improvement in their precision of operation and safety of autonomous flights are gaining importance. They are particularly crucial in transportation tasks, where control systems are required to provide a stable and controllable flight in various environmental conditions, especially after changing the total mass of the UAV (by adding extra load). In this presentation, the problem of using only available basic sensory information for fast, locally best, iterative real-time auto-tuning of parameters of fixed-gain altitude controllers is considered. The machine learning method proposed for this purpose is based on a modified zero-order optimization algorithm (golden-search algorithm) and bootstrapping technique. It has been validated in numerous simulations and real-world experiments in terms of its effectiveness in such aspects as: the impact of environmental disturbances (wind gusts); flight with change in mass; and change of sensory information sources in the auto-tuning procedure.

  Dr. Wojciech Giernacki, Ph.D., D.Sc. (Eng.), Associate Prof. received the Ph.D. degree in control engineering and robotics from the Poznan University of Technology in 2011 and D.Sc. in 2019. He founded and heads the PUT AeroLab and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Research Group, as well as the Division of Control and Optimization at the Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence. His scientific interests are focused around the issues of UAVs, especially robust and adaptive control, optimization techniques, as well as data fusion from sensors.

• ¿Quieres ser estudiante en el PD en Ingeniería Mecatrónica?

  Jan. 28, 2021

   

  Hemos publicado un documento que da respuesta a las principales consultas relacionadas con el acceso y permanencia en nuestro programa:

  Preguntas frecuentes sobre el PD en Ingeniería Mecatrónica

  Además, antes de solicitar el acceso al Programa es necesario leer el Reglamento de Estudios de Doctorado de la UMA y conocer las Principales Obligaciones de los Doctorandos del PD en Ingeniería Mecatrónica.

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