This module builds upon the control and dynamics modules of earlier years to prepare the students for more advanced methods. Modelling of mechanical systems using the Euler-Lagrange and Hamiltonian ...

Computer control systems are used to allow you to control ... SANDY Well, I did witness you forgetting the word mechanical for about 10 minutes this morning, so I wouldn't go quite that far.

Welcome to the Dynamics and Control Systems Research Group at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Santa Clara University. Our lab provides a stimulating environment for undergraduate and ...

Course topics include: cam sizing and manufacture, cam and gear train kinematics, dynamic force analysis, machine balancing, introduction to the control of mechanical systems. The major project ...

Manufacturing automation: sensors, actuators, and computers for automation; principles of computer control; programmable logic controllers ... programming and integration of sequential controllers and ...

Centered around a project where teams (1 to 2 students per team) create and program a visually-guided autonomous quadrotor robot, this class focuses on advanced embedded control of an ...