Aerospace Education Catalogue

Courses

Master of Science Automation and Control Engineering

Organisation: Politecnico di Milano
Type of Course: Initial education
Language(s): English
Place: Campus Milano Leonardo, Italy (French Regions: Europe)
Prepared diploma/grade/title: MSc : Master of Sciences (international)
Level of entry: French Baccalaureat + 3

Course Details

Objectives: The role of Automation Engineering is to design, develop, and manage, equipment that makes the operation of machines, processes, plants, and networks for the distribution of goods and the deployment of services, independent, as far as possible, from the direct intervention of the human. Automation Engineering allows to both increase functionality and value of equipment and machinery, and to design systems able to perform strenuous and repetitive tasks, sometimes in hostile environments. The increasing adoption of automation in industry and society is due to the technological development in the traditional engineering areas (mechanics, electrical engineering, energy, aerospace) and to their integration with the more advanced information technologies (control and automation, electronics, computer science, and telecommunications). The MSc programme in Automation and Control Engineering aims at training specialists in the design, implementation, and operation, of automation systems characterized by a strong technological content. Graduate education is characterized by a solid background on fundamentals as well as by high interdisciplinary skills. Furthermore, in the MSc programme specific topics of growing interest are addressed, including:

the automation of systems for energy production, both traditional (power plants, hydroelectric plants, ...) and based on renewable sources (wind, solar, biomasses,...);
automation of vehicles (cars, motorcycles, high-performance trains, ...);
robotic systems, both employed in the industrial sector (automated production lines) and in special applications, such as autonomous agents that operate in contexts that are potentially dangerous to humans.

Intended for: Students

Degree Level (EU) : 7 - (EQC level or equivalent)

Duration and terms: 2 years

Notes: This programme is supplied by School of Industrial and Information Engineering

Dedicated web site: https://www.polimi.it/en/education/laurea-magistrale-programmes/programme-detail/automation-and-control-engineering

Dedicated web site : https://www.ccsatm.polimi.it/?lang=en (site dédié)

Disciplines

Engineering Sciences
Applications, Operations

Topics

3 - Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Solid Mechanics, Structural Dynamics, Composites, Metallurgy, Forming, Additive Manufacturing, Metamaterials, Processes, Plastics, Chemistry, Polymers, Surface Treatment, etc.
4 - Thermodynamics, Propulsion, Energy: Thermal Machines, Thermal Transfer and Control, Cryogenics, Pyrotechnics, Engines, Green Fuels/SAF, Hydrogen, Renewable Energies...
6 - Electrical Engineering: Generation and Storage of Electrical Energy, Conversion, Regulation, Power Electronics, Actuators, Electric Propulsion, Microsystems, Mechatronics...
7 - Embedded/Cyberphysical Systems: Embedded Networks, Real Time Systems, Formal Methods, Embedded Software, Avionics, Instrumentation...
10 - Control Systems and Robotics: Linear systems, Identification, Optimization, Command and Control, Filtering, Non-linear Systems, Autonomous systems...
14 - Aeronautical and Space Vehicles: Aircraft, Balloons, Drones, Launch vehicles, Satellites, Cubsats, High Altitude Platforms, Landers, Rovers, Manned Flights, etc.
17 - Programme and Production Management: Project Management, Lean, Industrialization, Life Cycle, Ecodesign, Supply Chain, Assembly Line, Digital Transformation, Factory of the Future, Integration, Maintenance, Recycling, etc.
21 - Resource and Risk Management: Protection of Natural Resources and Environment, Land Use Planning, Biodiversity, Risks, Safety of Property and People, Space Surveillance and Situational Awareness, etc.