Design and Control of a Walking Robot

这个项目是为了让高年级的本科生在电气 和机械工程的最新研究进展， 在特定的应用中。 选择的应用程序是设计 和行走机器人的控制。 做出这一选择的主要原因 是（i）一些PI的最近经验（Azarm， Dayawansa，Tsai）在指导高年级本科生群体时， 设计，建造和测试基本的步行机器人（在上下文中 （二）几乎无限的可能性， 采用先进的概念和技术（机制 合成、非线性控制、语音识别）。 当前 课程将进行重组。 主要方面将包括： 一个长期（三年周期）项目的逐步发展， （二）每年重点不同; 主要研究者及其研究小组取得的研究成果; (iii)创造有利于跨学科的环境 研究和教育;（iv）研究生的积极参与 研究成果向本科生转化 从而补充更多的理论论文工作;（五）工业 和联邦的参与;（六）与ECSEL的密切联系 程序. 本课程将交叉列于电气 工程和机械工程。

This project is to expose senior-level undergraduates in electrical and mechanical engineering to recent research advances by focusing on a specific application. The application selected is the design and control of a walking robot. The main reasons for this choice are (i) the recent experience of some of the PI's (Azarm, Dayawansa, Tsai) in directing groups of senior undergraduates to design, build and test rudimentary walking robots (in the context of a course) and (ii) the almost endless possibility of incorporating advanced concepts and techniques (mechanisms synthesis, nonlinear control, speech recognition). The current course will be restructured. Main aspects will include: (i) incremental development of a long term (three-year cycle) project, with different focus each year; (ii) emphasis on application of research results obtained by the PI's and their research groups; (iii) creating an environment conducive to interdisciplinary research and education; (iv) active involvement of graduate students in transferring their research results to undergraduates and thus complementing more theoretical thesis work; (v) industrial and federal involvement; (vi) strong connection with the ECSEL program. This course will be cross-listed in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.