Master in Automatic control and robotics

Poznan University of Technology's Institute of Automation and Robotics, within the Faculty of Computing, offers this master's program in Automatic Control and Robotics, specializing in Smart Aerospace and Autonomous Systems, known in Polish as Autonomiczne Systemy Latajace na kierunku Automatyka i Robotyka. It is taught in English over three semesters, or one and a half years, in the city of Poznań. The specialization responds to a marked increase in research on smart aerospace and autonomous systems over the past decade, a field the program treats as mature enough to support a dedicated course of study. Educationally, the program focuses on developing, modeling, simulating, and testing guidance, navigation, control, and decision systems for the autonomous operation of unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned ground vehicles, and other autonomous or robotic systems. Topics of particular interest include determining levels of autonomy, integrating control and online decision-making systems, mission planning, trajectory generation and tracking, and operating under limited communication. The program's stated objective is to provide an interdisciplinary degree that gives students a strong foundation in smart and autonomous systems across both aerospace and terrestrial robotics, built through hands-on experience via projects, assignments, and a master's thesis. It also aims to bring together the university's efforts across autonomous-systems control under a single program. The curriculum's common core spans electrical engineering, aeronautics, mechanical engineering, control theory, and computer science. Graduates of automatic control and robotics programs typically pursue roles such as controls engineer, robotics engineer, or systems engineer in aerospace, automotive, and industrial automation sectors, applying their training in guidance and autonomous systems across both terrestrial and aerial applications.