M2 Smart Aerospace and Autonomous Systems Paris-Saclay University

Overview

The purpose of this M2 Smart Aerospace and Autonomous Systems master at Paris-Saclay University is to render the students and engineers familiar with the methods of modeling/ analysis/ control that have been proven efficient through research. Similar to the conventional robotic manipulators, the autonomous systems are multidisciplinary machines and can be studied from different points of view. Autonomous systems can also be studied from the artificial intelligence point of view.

Covering all these aspects of autonomous systems in one master is almost impossible and each of these aspects has their own audience. For these reasons, the scope of the present master is the mechanics and control of autonomous systems. The master covers the kinematic and dynamic modeling, analysis of autonomous systems as well as the methods suitable for their control.

The key feature of the present master is its content which has never been gathered within one master and has never been presented in a form useful to students and engineers. The present master contains the theoretical tools necessary for analyzing the dynamics and control of autonomous systems in one place. The topics that are practical and are of interest to autonomous robot designers have been picked from advanced robotics research literature. These topics are sorted appropriately and will form the contents of the master.

Career prospects

• Drone Development for fire and rescue (forest fires, emergency rescue)
• Energy sector (oil and gas industry distribution infrastructure, electricity grids/distribution network monitoring)
• Agriculture – forestry - fisheries (environmental monitoring, crop dusting, fisheries protection)
• Earth observation – remote sensing (climate monitoring, aerial photography, seismic events, pollution monitoring)
• Autonomous vehicles
• Embedded systems
• Communication – broadcasting