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This module introduces the theoretical and practical design of maritime robotics systems such as autonomous underwater and surface vehicles (AUVs, ASVs).

Students will be introduced to the theoretical principles underlying their design including aspects of guidance, navigation and control, modelling and simulation. The module aims to provide the students with the skills required to design, build and deploy simple robotic systems.

Autonomous and intelligent systems are transforming the maritime sector, enabling new approaches to ocean exploration, environmental monitoring, offshore inspection and marine operations. Maritime robotics is one of the fastest-growing areas of modern engineering, combining mechanical, electrical, computational and control engineering.

In this module, you will develop an understanding of the principles behind autonomous underwater and surface vehicles. You will learn how engineers use modelling, simulation, guidance, navigation and control techniques to create effective robotic systems. Through practical and design-based activities, you will gain experience in developing, testing and evaluating robotic solutions for real maritime applications.

By the end of the module, you will be able to apply engineering methods to the design and analysis of maritime robotic systems and understand the opportunities and challenges associated with autonomy at sea. The module provides excellent preparation for careers in robotics, autonomous systems and advanced maritime technologies.

This module introduces the theoretical and practical design of maritime robotics systems such as autonomous underwater and surface vehicles (AUVs, ASVs).

Students will be introduced to the theoretical principles underlying their design including aspects of guidance, navigation and control, modelling and simulation. The module aims to provide the students with the skills required to design, build and deploy simple robotic systems.

Autonomous and intelligent systems are transforming the maritime sector, enabling new approaches to ocean exploration, environmental monitoring, offshore inspection and marine operations. Maritime robotics is one of the fastest-growing areas of modern engineering, combining mechanical, electrical, computational and control engineering.

In this module, you will develop an understanding of the principles behind autonomous underwater and surface vehicles. You will learn how engineers use modelling, simulation, guidance, navigation and control techniques to create effective robotic systems. Through practical and design-based activities, you will gain experience in developing, testing and evaluating robotic solutions for real maritime applications.

By the end of the module, you will be able to apply engineering methods to the design and analysis of maritime robotic systems and understand the opportunities and challenges associated with autonomy at sea. The module provides excellent preparation for careers in robotics, autonomous systems and advanced maritime technologies.

Autonomous and intelligent systems are transforming the maritime sector, enabling new approaches to ocean exploration, environmental monitoring, offshore inspection and marine operations. Maritime robotics is one of the fastest-growing areas of modern engineering, combining mechanical, electrical, computational and control engineering.

In this module, you will develop an understanding of the principles behind autonomous underwater and surface vehicles. You will learn how engineers use modelling, simulation, guidance, navigation and control techniques to create effective robotic systems. Through practical and design-based activities, you will gain experience in developing, testing and evaluating robotic solutions for real maritime applications.

By the end of the module, you will be able to apply engineering methods to the design and analysis of maritime robotic systems and understand the opportunities and challenges associated with autonomy at sea. The module provides excellent preparation for careers in robotics, autonomous systems and advanced maritime technologies.

Engineering decisions affect people, assets and the environment. In the maritime sector, engineers must understand not only technical performance but also the legal, ethical, environmental and safety frameworks that shape professional practice.

In this module, you will develop the knowledge and professional awareness needed to make informed engineering decisions within a wider societal context. You will learn how engineers identify, assess and mitigate risk, evaluate environmental impacts and work within legal and regulatory frameworks. Through case studies, group projects and practical risk assessment activities, you will strengthen your ability to analyse complex problems, communicate technical arguments and work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.

By the end of the module, you will be able to apply risk-based thinking to engineering challenges and appreciate the broader responsibilities of professional engineers. These skills are essential for leadership, responsible innovation and professional engineering practice.

In view of the Engineering Council’s support for the development of engineering degrees that will equip students to become professional engineers, the module follows the European Network for Engineering Accreditation guidelines to contribute to graduate awareness of the wider multidisciplinary context of engineering. The module introduces, develops and examines an emerging engineer’s capability of becoming a responsible engineer – to human life, marine structures and the maritime environment, and highlights the importance of non-technical – societal, health and safety, environmental, economic and industrial - constraints and their implications for engineering practice. This is achieved through a greater understanding of the actors in the design, construction, operation and end-of-life of an engineered artefact and the legal, ethical and regulatory frameworks in which they operate.

The module engages a deep learning methodology in systematic risk assessment from the perception of risk to the quantification and mitigation of risk. From an engineering perspective this involves an understanding of the subjectivity associated with determining hazards and the stochastic nature of engineering components where tools are provided to deal with these issues. Further, fundamental concepts of law are reintroduced, building on previous undergraduate understanding of the law, to demonstrate how the law applies in the context of ships and shipbuilding.

Unfamiliar ways of looking at the design and operation of engineered systems, within their legal, ethical and regulatory context, are explored and used in a practical sense through group projects. These projects are disseminated to and assessed by their peers in a manner that will be increasingly more familiar during their professional lives.

Engineering decisions affect people, assets and the environment. In the maritime sector, engineers must understand not only technical performance but also the legal, ethical, environmental and safety frameworks that shape professional practice.

In this module, you will develop the knowledge and professional awareness needed to make informed engineering decisions within a wider societal context. You will learn how engineers identify, assess and mitigate risk, evaluate environmental impacts and work within legal and regulatory frameworks. Through case studies, group projects and practical risk assessment activities, you will strengthen your ability to analyse complex problems, communicate technical arguments and work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.

By the end of the module, you will be able to apply risk-based thinking to engineering challenges and appreciate the broader responsibilities of professional engineers. These skills are essential for leadership, responsible innovation and professional engineering practice.

Engineering decisions affect people, assets and the environment. In the maritime sector, engineers must understand not only technical performance but also the legal, ethical, environmental and safety frameworks that shape professional practice.

In this module, you will develop the knowledge and professional awareness needed to make informed engineering decisions within a wider societal context. You will learn how engineers identify, assess and mitigate risk, evaluate environmental impacts and work within legal and regulatory frameworks. Through case studies, group projects and practical risk assessment activities, you will strengthen your ability to analyse complex problems, communicate technical arguments and work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.

By the end of the module, you will be able to apply risk-based thinking to engineering challenges and appreciate the broader responsibilities of professional engineers. These skills are essential for leadership, responsible innovation and professional engineering practice.

Engineering decisions affect people, assets and the environment. In the maritime sector, engineers must understand not only technical performance but also the legal, ethical, environmental and safety frameworks that shape professional practice.

In this module, you will develop the knowledge and professional awareness needed to make informed engineering decisions within a wider societal context. You will learn how engineers identify, assess and mitigate risk, evaluate environmental impacts and work within legal and regulatory frameworks. Through case studies, group projects and practical risk assessment activities, you will strengthen your ability to analyse complex problems, communicate technical arguments and work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.

By the end of the module, you will be able to apply risk-based thinking to engineering challenges and appreciate the broader responsibilities of professional engineers. These skills are essential for leadership, responsible innovation and professional engineering practice.