41 / ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMY optimization , sensing , actuation , control , system integration , assembly , and materials in engineering terms . State-of-the art of bio-inspired technology . Interdisciplinary analysis skills are practiced in projects where man-made and biological systems are evaluated for parallels and the technological potential of the biological systems .
ME 5254 : Fuel Cell Systems : Fuel cell systems for transportation , buildings , utility and portable power energy conversion applications . Overview of fuel cell technology . Thermodynamics of direct energy conversion and fuel cell efficiency . Electrochemistry , equilibrium and reaction kinetics . Temperature and pressure effects on polarization curves . Proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance modeling . Fuel cell system components : heat exchangers , humidifiers , air compressors , electric power processing and management . Overall system integration , modeling , and control . Fuel cells for transportation , vehicle performance and efficiency characteristics . Fuel processing and reformers . Fuel cell system design , economics , and optimization .
ME 5804 : Active Material Systems and Smart Structures : Behavior and physics associated with ceramic and polymeric active materials ; constitutive models of piezoelectric and electrostrictive ceramics and polymers derived from thermodynamic relationships ; development of static and dynamic models of systems that incorporate active materials derived using variational mechanics . Piezoelectric and electrostrictive ceramics and polymers , ionomeric polymers , conductive polymers , and carbon nanotubes will be studied . Applied topics in structural health monitoring , motion control , vibration control , and sensing will be studied .
ECE 5635 : Radar Systems Analysis and Design : This graduate-level course is the first in a two-part sequence in radar analysis and design . It covers the theory and practice of radar systems used for detection , tracking and location of targets . Topics include measurement of range and velocity , pulse compression , design of radar transmitter , receivers and antennas .
ECE 5724 : Neural and Fuzzy Systems
ISE 5684 : Industrial Health and Safety Engineering
ISE 6514 : Advanced Topics in Mathematical Programming : Decomposition algorithms for large scale linear and nonlinear programs having special structures ; algorithmic maps and convergence analysis ; optimality conditions and duality in nonlinear programming ; polynomial algorithms for linear programming problems ; optimization theory and algorithms for nonsmooth and nonconvex nonlinear programs ; calculus of variations and optimal control .
ESM 5245G : Mechanics Animal Locomotion : The mechanical and biological principles of animal locomotion . Comparative examples from locomotor modes including walking , running , jumping , climbing , burrowing , and crawling used to extract general principles underlying kinematics , dynamics , energetics , and control . Terrestrial locomotion-based bio-inspired design .
ISE 5614 : ( BMES 5214 ) - Human Physical Capabilities : Focuses on the modeling , analysis , and evaluation of industrial workplaces with emphasis on the physical demands placed on and the capabilities of workers . Topics covered include : physiology , anthropometry , bioinstrumentation , and biomechanics . Students will learn and apply a range of contemporary analytical and assessment methods .
BMES 5134 : Biomechanics and Simulation of Movement I
BMES 5144 : Biomechanics and Simulation of Movement II