ME 598

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Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in mechanical engineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites.

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ME 598 class schedule data for spring 2017
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
65832	Lecture	ALV	2:00PM -4:50PM	T	Location Pending	Huzaifa, M LaViers Minnick, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: High-Level Robotic Control Section Info: This interdisciplinary seminar will have three main components: representation, control, and coordination. Course assignments will include interactive, embodied movement sessions, assigned reading, presentations to fellow students, and leading in-class discussions. Topics covered in representation will include continuous dynamical systems, discrete transition systems, graphs, and movement notation. Topics covered in control will include motion tracking, planning, supervisory control, and formal specification. Topics in coordination will include Laplacian dynamics, consensus, leader-follower networks, and formation control. The course will come full circle when we see the relationship among these three topics; the coordination and performance we can achieve on these devices depends on our choices in representation and control strategy. The course prerequisites are courses in at least a few of the following: linear algebra, differential equations, digital logic, Laban movement analysis, feedback control, and/or networks. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
65720	Lecture Lecture Lecture	EO EO EO	9:00AM -9:50AM 1:30PM -2:20PM 3:30PM -4:50PM	F F TR	Mechanical Engineering Lab Mechanical Engineering Lab Mechanical Engineering Lab	Denos, S Muskin, J Ertekin, E Denos, S Muskin, J Ertekin, E Denos, S Muskin, J Ertekin, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Sustainable Enginrng Outreach Section Info: Topic: Sustainable Approaches to Engineering Outreach. This course will explore how to create a more culturally responsive and sustainable model of engineering outreach with under-represented students. Lectures and discussions will cover topics from the history of discrimination in the US education system to current best practices in teaching and outreach at the K-12 level. Guest speakers from across the University will enrich our discussions. In the laboratory portion of this course, you will work with a group of middle school students and a local community organization to solve an engineering problem that is relevant to the middle schoolers’ interests and expertise. The project will result in solutions developed collaboratively through iterative prototyping using a wide range of tools available through the University and the school and discussions with the community partner. Please note that every student must sign up for a 1.5 hour teaching practicum on Fridays and that that this course will not count toward the minimum 12-hour MechSE 500-level coursework requirement for MechSE graduate students. This class does not count toward the 500-level in major coursework requirement for MechSE students. Students from other departments should inquire with their department to determine if this course can be used towards their MS or Ph.D. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
65801	Lecture	GD	11:00AM -12:50PM	MW	Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Dullerud, G	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Estimation & Stochastic Cntrl Section Info: The course is aimed at broadening student knowledge of theory and applications in stochastic methods for estimation and control. It will introduce and investigate a range of topics in this area, and does not assume strong familiarity with probabilistic methods. In additional to fundamentals, it will feature a variety of applications including: automatic control and robotics, supply-chain optimization, finance, and dynamic resource allocation. Topics covered will be statistical inference for discrete and continuous random variables. Linear estimation with Gaussian noise. Markov decision processes, optimal policy with full state information for finite-horizon case, infinite-horizon discounted, and average stage cost problems. Bellman value function, value iteration, and policy iteration. Approximate dynamic programming. Linear quadratic stochastic control. Example lectures: Random variables, estimation and prediction classification, continuous random vectors, recursive estimation, Kalman filter, regression and learning, probability and Monte Carlo, Markov chains, hitting times, structure of Markov chains, Markov decision processes, the Bellman-Ford algorithm, model predictive control, shortest paths, informed search, risk averse control, linear exponential quadratic regulator, hidden Markov models. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
52404	Discussion/ Recitation	TEX	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Saif, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Corporate Internship - required for Tsinghua 3+2 program. Registration is restricted to students in the Tsinghua 3+2 program. Students are required to obtain a registration override from the MechSE Undergraduate Office, Rm 154 Mechanical Engineering Bldg.
52403	Discussion/ Recitation	TSE	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Saif, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Corporate Internship - required for Tsinghua 3+2 program. Registration is restricted to students in the Tsinghua 3+2 program. Students are required to obtain a registration override from the MechSE Undergraduate Office, Rm 154 Mechanical Engineering Bldg.