The DSC group is most easily described using a small list of both disciplines and applications:
Disciplines |
Applications |
| Dynamics, Dynamical systems | Autonomous Systems |
| Estimation/Filtering/Model Inversion Theory | Robotics |
| Control Theory | GPS/GNSS |
| Optimization | Space Dynamics/Space Systems |
| Mechatronics | Aero Systems |
| Structural Dynamics and Smart Materials | Bio-Dynamics |
Core Courses:
- MAE 5730 Intermediate Dynamics
- MAE 5780 Feedback Controls
Typically, students take two or more of these core courses.
Follow-on courses include:
- MAE 5180 Autonomous Mobile Robots
- MAE 5190 Fast Robots
- MAE 5280 Adaptive and Learning Process (not offered 2024-25)
- MAE 5770 Engineering Vibrations (not offered 2024-25)
- MAE 5810 Robot Perception
- MAE 5816 Space Robotics (not offered 2024-25)
- MAE 5920 Systems Analysis, Behavior, and Optimization (SYSEN)
- MAE 6280 Adaptive and Learning Systems
- MAE 6700 Advanced Dynamics (not offered 2024-25)
- MAE 6710 Human-Robot Interaction: Algorithms and Experiments
- MAE 6730 Robot Manipulation
- MAE 6750 Nonlinear Vibrations
- MAE 6760 Model-Based Estimation
- MAE 6770 Formal Methods for Robotics (not offered 2024-25)
- MAE 6780 Multivariable Control Theory
- MAE 6790 Intelligent Sensor Planning and Control (not offered 2024-25)
- ECE 5320 Integrated Micro Sensors and Acuators: Bridging the Physical and Digital Worlds
- ECE 5250 Digital Signal Processing and Statistical Inference
- ECE 5730 Digital Systems Design Using Microcontrollers
- ECE 5960 Micro and Nano Robotics
- BEE 5900 Bio-Robotics
Most students could benefit from taking a course in Applied Mathematics such as:
- MAE 6810 Methods of Applied Mathematics I
Additional courses to broaden engineering knowledge
- MAE 5230 Intermediate Fluid Dynamics with CFD
- MAE 6110 Foundations of Solids Mechanics