Optimization techniques including unconstrained and constrained minimization and linear programming. Both the theory of the methods and the application to mechanical system design will be presented. Offered for nonmajor graduate credit. Mechanical Engineering 513X. Advanced Control of Robotic Systems. An introduction to the fundamentals of dynamics and control for a variety of robotic mechanisms.
Control is developed and implemented for position, velocity, and force commands.
Computer simulation is used for dynamic analysis of robotic systems, and for the development and implementation of various control schemes. Current methods in the literature are examined and analyzed. Mechanical Engineering 525X. Mechanical System Optimization II . 425X. Optimization techniques including direct search methods, integer and discrete programming, pareto optimality and an introduction to finite element analysis optimization. Both the theory of the methods and the application to mechanical system design will be presented.