MARINE ROBOTICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: M E 446 , M E/E M A 458 , ( M E 340 and M E/E C E 439 ), E C E 332 , 334 , graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the core principles of underwater robotics, including kinematics, dynamics, control, localization, and communication Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Implement control and perception algorithms for Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) to achieve specified tasks Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Execute simulations/experiments with small autonomous robotic systems and analyze the resulting data to evaluate and improve system performance Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Communicate technical findings about marine systems effectively Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Assess the environmental and ethical implications of autonomous marine systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Design optimal control systems for marine robots to ensure robust performance in dynamic and disturbed aquatic environments Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the core principles of underwater robotics, including kinematics, dynamics, control, localization, and communication Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Implement control and perception algorithms for Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) to achieve specified tasks Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Execute simulations/experiments with small autonomous robotic systems and analyze the resulting data to evaluate and improve system performance Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Communicate technical findings about marine systems effectively Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Assess the environmental and ethical implications of autonomous marine systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Design optimal control systems for marine robots to ensure robust performance in dynamic and disturbed aquatic environments Audience: Graduate