Undergraduate study

Undergraduate 

Energy Engineering BEng/MEng

Autonomous Vehicle Guidance Systems 4 ENG4175

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: School of Engineering
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

This course introduces the concepts behind autonomous vehicle guidance and enables students to design and implement guidance strategies for vehicles incorporating planning, optimising and trajectory generation elements.

Timetable

Two lectures per week

Excluded Courses

Autonomous Vehicle Guidance Systems M (ENG5017)

Autonomous Vehicle Guidance Systems 4S

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

80% Examination

20% Coursework Assignment

Main Assessment In: April/May

Course Aims

This course aims to:

■ introduce students to the concepts behind autonomous vehicle guidance;

■ enable students to design and implement guidance strategies for vehicles incorporating planning, optimising and trajectory generation elements;

■ develop the theory behind trajectory optimisation;

■ introduce the use of graph theory for optimal path planning.

■ develop path planning through reinforcement learning and probability-based methods

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ develop path planning systems for autonomous vehicle guidance;

■ design and implement obstacle avoidance methods within an autonomous guidance regime;

■ implement trajectory optimisation and smoothing for both discrete and continuous paths.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions