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 fall 2020
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
32265	Lecture	AWJ	1:00PM -2:50PM	MW	1105 Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Wagoner Johnson, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Science Communication for ME Section Info: This is the FIRST semester of a two semester course. Effective oral and written science communication that reaches both technical and non-technical audiences is increasingly important. Scientists are expected to communicate using a broad range of media. This course provides concentrated instruction and practice in both written and oral communication through a range of communication formats. Topics include persuasion, improv for science communication, story telling, effective graphics, assertion-evidence presentations, and communication to media outlets, as examples. By the end of the semester, students will have curated a research portfolio that includes oral and written products for both technical and non-technical audiences. Prereq: Graduate students must be in at least the second year of the ME program. The course is recommended for students who are approaching or past qualifying exams, and who are ready to write and talk about their research. It is not recommended for students who are in their last semester or first year of graduate studies.
68952	Online Lecture	DFS	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Socie, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Fun with Mechanics Section Info: This course is being offered to give graduate students an opportunity to participate in a creative design project course that is of a competitive nature. In the first semester ( 2 credit hours ) small student teams of 3 persons will design a machine to meet the specified technical requirements of the competition and provide an engineering analysis that shows that their design is likely to be successful. Fabrication will take place in the second semester ( 2 credit hours). The project consists of designing and building a vehicle that is powered by a cordless electric drill that carries a human driver. A competition consisting of racing around the Engineering Quad will be held at the end of the second semester in the spring of 2021. Previous years projects included vehicles powered by planar leg mechanisms and diwheels. The Fall 2020 project will require that the vehicles be powered by a scissors mechanism. This course has no lectures or exams, grades are based solely on the project. Students are encouraged to take advantage of all the resources the campus has to offer. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
43169	Online Lecture Online Lecture	DLS DLS	9:30AM -10:50AM 12:00PM -12:50PM	TR W	n.a. n.a.	Gordon, D Saif, M Gordon, D Saif, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: ME and Design of Living System Section Info: For students interested in research at the interface of mechanical engineering, biology, and materials science. Specific emphasis lies on interfacing living systems with engineered materials and devices, and on engineering living system behavior.
45639	Online Lecture	JB	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Bentsman, J El-Kebir, H	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Advanced Computer Control Section Info: This course provides foundation for modern computer control through progression from basic discrete time control theory to the more advanced control algorithms, enhanced by the elements of machine learning, which have been highly successful in applications. Exposure to the implementation of these algorithms on modern computing platforms will also be provided. The topics will include: state space and input-output models of discrete time systems; current computer control thinking and platforms; system-theoretic properties of discrete time systems; discrete time control fundamentals: pole placement design, observer design, output feedback, disturbance rejection, servo design; linear discrete time optimal control; robust discrete time (H∞) control for linear and nonlinear systems; discrete time polynomial design; discrete-time nonlinear filtering and control; model-predictive control with constraints; discrete time robust adaptive control (L1 and others); enhancement of discrete time controllers with computationally intensive elements of machine learning/artificial intelligence; introduction to field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and graphical processing units (GPUs) for solving computationally intensive control problems through individual projects. Prerequisite: ME360 or equivalent is required. ME460 or ECE 486 is desirable. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
72602	Online	KOC	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Wise, K Wu, Z	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Appl Ctrl Sys Design&Analysis Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Industrial Engineerng -UIUC, MS:Mechanical Engineerng -UIUC, PHD:Mechanical Enginerng -UIUC, MS: Aerospace Engr -UIUC, or MENG:Mechanical Enginerng-UIUC.
72540	Online	KOL	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Wise, K Wu, Z	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Appl Ctrl Sys Design&Analysis Section Info: Dynamic system models and classical control concepts, design and analysis; mathematical background for modern control and systems; qualitative aspects of linear systems theory; frequency domain analysis of multivariable systems; quantitative aspects of linear systems theory; and optimal control system design. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Industrial Engr Online-UIUC, MS:Mechanical Engineerng -UIUC, MS: Aerospace Engr-Online-UIUC, MENG:Engr:Energy Sys Onl-UIUC, NDEG:Grad Nondegree-CE-UIUC, MENG:Mech Engineering Onl-UIUC, MENG:Engr:AeroSys Online- UIUC, or MENG:Engr:Plasma Online-UIUC.
72603	Online	POC	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Vanka, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Comp Model Indust Trans Proc Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Civil Engineering -UIUC, MS:Industrial Engineerng -UIUC, MS:Mechanical Engineerng -UIUC, PHD:Mechanical Enginerng -UIUC, MS:Env Engr Civil Engr -UIUC, MS:Chemical Engineering -UIUC, MS: Aerospace Engr -UIUC, or MENG:Mechanical Enginerng-UIUC.
72541	Online	POL	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Vanka, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Comp Model Indust Trans Proc Section Info: Governing equations for fluid flows and approximations, finite difference methods for discretization, finite volume methods, solution methods for linear equations, algorithms for fluid flows, turbulence modeling, combustion modeling, computations of multiphase flows. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Civil Engr - Online - UIUC, MS:Industrial Engr Online-UIUC, MS:Mechanical Engineerng -UIUC, MS:Env Engr CivilEngr ONL-UIUC, MS: Aerospace Engr-Online-UIUC, MENG:Engr:Energy Sys Onl-UIUC, NDEG:Grad Nondegree-CE-UIUC, MENG:Mech Engineering Onl-UIUC, MENG:Engr:AeroSys Online- UIUC, or MENG:Engr:Plasma Online-UIUC.
70405	Online Lecture	RL	10:00AM -11:50AM	TR	n.a.	Bretl, T West, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Reinforcement Learning Section Info: Theory and practice of reinforcement learning as a tool for machine learning and artificial intelligence, applied to control, dynamics, and robotics, with a particular emphasis on computation. Topics will include reinforcement learning algorithms (temporal difference, Q-learning, policy gradient, actor-critic), function approximation and the use of deep neural networks, and efficient implementation on parallel architectures. Restrictions and prerequisites: CS 446 or equivalent; experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, or equivalent.
32264	Online Lecture	WJO	1:00PM -2:50PM	MW	n.a.	Wagoner Johnson, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Science Communication for ME Section Info: Advanced Fracture Mechanics. Meets with AE 598 FM.