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Student number

Supervisor(s):

Program: MSc Robotics and Autonomous Systems

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Student number

Supervisor(s):

Program: MSc Robotics and Autonomous Systems

514356660515Department of Mechanical, Biomedical and Design Engineering

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

September 2024

00Department of Mechanical, Biomedical and Design Engineering

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

September 2024

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Abstract

The abstract summarizes the issues that have been researched and an overview of adopted methodologies and its main findings with quantifications. Generally, it is expected to be within 200-300 words, so it is important to keep it brief and to the point. It should be presented in a single paragraph of 5-8 sentences.

Keywords: include 3-6 keywords separated by commas

Table of Contents

You can use the automatic table of contents and list options found under the References tab of the MS Word document, with the advantage of having the style format accurately applied throughout the dissertation and the lists automatically update or do it manually. Delete this and all other explaining notes in the final document.

List of Figures

List of Tables

Nomenclature

Create here sub-lists of symbols of physical quantities (all should have the corresponding SI unit dimension expressed between brackets in the end), acronyms and abbreviations. An example is shown below.

Introduction

Include a short preamble to this chapter of 200 - 500 words. This chapter starts the main body of the report/dissertation, which finishes with the Conclusion chapter.

Background

Provide a background introduction to the subject matter being researched. It should begin with a brief overview of the subject and the reasons and justifications for why the particular subject or issue has been chosen to study. This may include current problems in the industry, new technology development or an engineering research challenge. This section should not be too extensive so that the Aim and Objectives can present up to 300 words.

Aim and Objectives

The studys main aim is described here, followed by a list of the objectives to help you achieve this goal. Essentially, it is objective is a subproject within your main project. It is important to ensure that the aim and objectives focus on the issue you are to study and not so diversified that they detract from its value. The objectives of the work should be written using bullet points to facilitate reading them:

Contributions of the Work

Describe the key deliverables of this work and their impact on beneficiaries and stakeholders, including but not limited to scientific, technological, economic, social and environmental impacts. The MSc dissertation should also demonstrate the students ability to plan and develop scientific experiments and/or numerical simulation and data analysis.

Literature Review

Include a short preamble to this chapter of 2 to 4 sentences. You can create sections, using headings adequate to the section contents and numbering them accordingly (2.1, 2.2, ). This chapter is intended to contain a critical review of existing literature related to the works subject matter. It is important to present the review in a clear and logical manner, for example, organized by topics and/or following a timeline starting from the oldest publications. This chapter should be written mostly on publications found in scientific journals available databases such as Science Direct, SAE Mobilus, IEEE Xplore and Springer Link, all accessible through Aston Library Services A-Z Databases (https://libguides.aston.ac.uk/az.php). It describes the state-of-the-art research (latest findings) in the field and the knowledge gap; therefore, it should cite publications of the last 5 years, though not exclusively. At the end of this chapter, explain how this work covers the identified knowledge gap.

Materials and methods

Include a short preamble to this chapter of 2 to 4 sentences. Then, you can create sections, using headings adequate to the section contents and numbering them accordingly (3.1, 3.2 ).

This chapter should contain the main concepts and definitions related to the subject of the work, and consolidated theories, laws and equations primarily presented in engineering books. The equations should be written using the MS Word Equation function, centralized on the page and numbered sequentially by using the template below. The equation number should appear in round brackets as in (1), justified to the right margin in the same line of the equation.

A=r2(3.1)

If the project involves experiments, the chapter sections should initially describe the instrumentation, equipment, and experimental setup used for data collection and the methodology you have employed during the experiments. This will be followed by a section reporting the measurement uncertainty analysis to certify the reliability and validity of the data. The information provided should provide the reader with enough knowledge to reproduce the experiments.

If the project involves computer modelling for simulation, the first section describing it should include a model flowchart/logic with a brief description of its structure. The following section(s) report the model calculations, main data entry, main outputs, specifications of the computer and software used, and the simulation time and schedule.

Results and Discussion

Include a short preamble to this chapter of 2 to 4 sentences. Then, you can create sections, using headings adequate to the section contents and numbering them accordingly (4.1, 4.2 ).

In this chapter, you will present the findings from your research to the reader. This needs to be presented in a focused manner. Data obtained from both experiments and numerical simulation should produce results expressed in graphical or tabular form. Do not present results from other authors consulted during your literature survey. This chapter is aimed to present your results produced during the project. The figures containing graphs and the results tables should be numbered sequentially and appear in the order they are mentioned in the text. Each table and figure should be immediately preceded and/or followed by a pertinent discussion based on the theory presented in the Fundamentals chapter, the methodology applied and a comparison with results published in the consulted literature. Figure number and caption are shown on the bottom, while table number and caption are shown on the top (see the examples below). Figures, tables and their titles should be centred, and the format must be consistent throughout the dissertation.

Figure 1 Price of electricity from 2004 to 2017.

Table 1 Summary of results.

PARAMETER VALUE

Solar PV energy output 72 MWh/day

Total solar panels area 75,000 m2

Maximum solar panel efficiency 30%

Cost of installation of PV units 14.8 million

Cost of electricity considered 0.19/kW

Depreciation of PV unit installation 3 years

Conclusions

Start the conclusion by reiterating the aim of the dissertation (e.g., the aim of the project was .). Follow this by explaining to what extent the findings satisfied the main aim and objectives of the study. In other words, has it provided a positive or negative result to the research question? Include the key findings the reader would be interested to know, highlighting them in itemized form (bulleted list):

You are also required to include recommendations for future work, which arise from important issues that have been raised by the study that could not be investigated or completed because of limitations of infrastructure, computational resources, time, etc.

References

This contains a list of the sources that you have used in the dissertation. It is important to ensure the references are presented using a standard referencing style. The preferred one is the Harvard Referencing (see details at https://www.mendeley.com/guides/harvard-citation-guide/). It should be followed not only in the References list, but through all citations in the text. All references appearing in this list should have been mentioned in the text and the other way round.

Appendices

The purpose of the appendices is to provide attached additional information that may add value to the understanding of the work that has been conducted but not adequate to be shown in the main body. This can include the raw data resulting from the experimental measurements or simulation, important data entry for the calculations reproduced from the data source (citation to the reference must be made in this case), Gantt Chart, CAD drawings, coding, etc. Each appendix must be labelled appropriately e.g., Appendix 1 Gantt Chart

FINAL NOTES

It is important to note that the quality of the report/dissertation accounts for your final marks. Therefore, make sure the document is presented clearly.

Check the spelling and grammar of the complete document before submitting it. Consistent errors distract the reader and make unclear your report/dissertation. Equally, lengthy sentences, long paragraphs or repeatedly short ones can make reading the document reading and understanding more difficult. A rule of thumb; each sentence should exceed 24 words and each paragraph should not exceed 10 sentences.

The MSc dissertation is a crucial part of your academic study. Therefore, the use of slang terms or colloquialisms is unacceptable. Avoid using the first person; the text should be written in an impersonal way. If needed, use the third person in the literature review, passive voice impersonalized in Method and materials, and research outcomes. Observe how scientific papers are written.