COURSES / 34
UNDERGRADUATE
MAIN ROBOTICS COURSES
ME 4524 : Introduction to Robotics and Automation : Automation , robot technology , kinematics , dynamics , trajectory planning , and control of two-dimensional and spatial robots ; robot programming ; design and simulation of robotic devices .
ME 4584 : Robotics Lab : Develop , compile , and test algorithms for serial and mobile robots . Robot forward and inverse kinematics , task planning , velocity kinematics , force rendering , control , haptics , mapping and localization , computer vision and path planning .
ME 4735 : Mechatronics I : Electromechanical system modeling , control and applications . Design and building of electronic interfaces and controllers for mechanical devices , sensors , signal acquisition , filtering , and conditioning . Microcontroller-based closed-loop control and device communications . Sensor and actuator selection , installation , and application strategies are studied . A term design project is a key component to this course ( for 4736 ).
ME 4864 : Micro / Nano Robotics : Overview of Micro / Nano-robotic systems . Physics of reduced length scales ( scaling effects in the physical parameters , surface forces , contact mechanics , and Micro / Nano-scale dynamical phenomena ), Basics of Micro / Nano-manufacturing , microfabrication and soft lithography , Biomimetic design strategies for mobile micro-robots , Principle of transduction , material properties and characteristics of Micro / Nano-actuators ( piezoelectric , shape-memory alloy , and a variety of MEMS and polymer actuators ), Control requirements and challenges of Micro / Nano-actuators , Micro / Nano sensors for mobile microrobotic applications , Micro / Nano-manipulation ( scanning probe microscopy , operation principles ,
designing experiments for nanoscale mechanical characterization of desired samples ).
SUPPORT COURSES
ME 3504 : Dynamic Systems – Vibrations : Principles of dynamic system modeling with emphasis on second order mechanical systems . Harmonic and nonharmonic vibrations of single and multi-degree of freedom systems . Applications of computer simulation and analysis techniques in vibrations .
ME 3514 : System Dynamics : Mathematical descriptions of physical systems ’ behavior including mechanical , electrical , thermal , and fluid systems and their combinations ; system descriptions using state variable and transfer functions ; analysis of system responses : convolution integral , frequency response , numerical simulations , and Laplace transform methods ; systems concepts : input-output , causality , and analogies ; general process descriptions including first-order , secondorder , and time delayed